[Question] How do I rename a node?

[antonioltg91]

What is the easiest way of renaming something without having to cancel and rewriting all it's content?
I have to rename MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST in MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE

this is the structure:
EFFECTS
{
powerflame
{
MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST
{
name = flamejet1
modelName = KSO/FX/thrustmax
...
}

Thanks for your support

[hemeac]

If you only need to rename flamejet1 to something else:

	@EFFECTS
	{
		@powerflame
		{
			@MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST[flamejet1]
			{
				@name = newflamejet
			}
		}
	}

Here is a guide on the syntax which should also help: https://github.com/sarbian/ModuleManager/wiki/Module-Manager-Syntax

[antonioltg91]

I have to rename MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST in MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE

so it will be
@powerflame[MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST]
{
MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE
}

is it right?

[hemeac]

Re-reading your question in the header, don't know how to re-name a node. However, if you want a patch for a few parts and they all have exactly the same set of variable names within MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST, you could set up something like this:

//PART
//{
//	name = partName
//	EFFECTS
//	{
//		powerflame
//		{
//			MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST[flamejet1]
//			{
//				name = flamejet1
//				property1 = 2
//				property2 = 3
//			}
//		}
//	}
//}

@PART[partName]
{
	@EFFECTS
	{
		@powerflame
		{
			nameCopy = #$MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST/name$
			property1Copy = #$MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST/property1$
			property2Copy = #$MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST/property2$
		}
	}
}

@PART[partName] // You may be able to combine these two patches into one
{
	@EFFECTS
	{
		@powerflame
		{
			!MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST {} // If you don't want/need this, safe to delete
			MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE
			{
				name = #$../nameCopy$
				property1 = #$../property1Copy$
				property2 = #$../property2Copy$
			}
		}
	}
}

[antonioltg91]

I did this and it worked

@EFFECTS
	{
		@powerflame
		{
			MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE
			{
                name = flamejet1
                modelName = KSO/FX/thrustmax
                transformName = flamePoint
                emission = 0.0 0.0
                emission = 0.1 0.0
                emission = 0.71 1.8
                emission = 1.0 2.35
                speed = 0.0 1.97
                speed = 1.0 1.97
				size = 0.0 1.07
                size = 1.0 1.07
				energy = 0.0 0.0
				energy = 1.0 0.6
				fixedEmissions = false
				%logGrow
				{
					density = 0 8
					density = 1 0.7
					density = 10 0 
				}
			}
			!MODEL_MULTI_PARTICLE_PERSIST
		}

But the problem is I have another part with hundreds keys and will be much easier with a way to rename the node

[blowfishpro]

There is a weird syntax for doing this. The config:

TEST_NODE
{
	SUBNODE1
	{
		some = value
	}
}

With the patch:

@TEST_NODE
{
	@SUBNODE1
	{
		|whatever = SUBNODE1MOD
	}
}

Results in:

TEST_NODE
{
	SUBNODE1MOD
	{
		some = value
	}
}

the whatever part doesn't actually matter, there just has to be something there

[antonioltg91]

worked perfectly, thank you so much for the help