Changeset 6577 for code/branches/chat/src/libraries/network/packet/Chat.cc

Timestamp:

Mar 21, 2010, 11:22:04 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

smerkli

Message:

Nothing really, just skimming through code, adding comments…

File:

• code/branches/chat/src/libraries/network/packet/Chat.cc (modified) (2 diffs)

code/branches/chat/src/libraries/network/packet/Chat.cc

@@ -37 +37 @@
 
 #define   PACKET_FLAGS_CHAT PacketFlag::Reliable
+
+/* Some lengths */
 #define   _PACKETID         0
 const int _PLAYERID     =   _PACKETID + sizeof(Type::Value);
@@ -45 +47 @@
  : Packet()
 {
+  /* Add chat flag to packet flags */
   flags_ = flags_ | PACKET_FLAGS_CHAT;
+
+  /* set message length to length of input string + 1 */
   messageLength_ = message.length()+1;
+
+  /* allocate memory for the data */
   data_=new unsigned char[ getSize() ];
+
   *(Type::Value *)(data_ + _PACKETID ) = Type::Chat;
   *(unsigned int *)(data_ + _PLAYERID ) = playerID;
   *(unsigned int *)(data_ + _MESSAGELENGTH ) = messageLength_;
+
+  /* cast the hell out of the message string, and copy it into the 
+   * data buffer. 
+   */
   memcpy( data_+_MESSAGE, static_cast<void*>(const_cast<char*>(message.c_str())), messageLength_ );
 }