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Diffstat (limited to 'grc/blocks')
| -rw-r--r-- | grc/blocks/variable_function_probe.xml | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/grc/blocks/variable_function_probe.xml b/grc/blocks/variable_function_probe.xml index 49f48fc89..269966c70 100644 --- a/grc/blocks/variable_function_probe.xml +++ b/grc/blocks/variable_function_probe.xml @@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ <make>#slurp def _$(id)_probe(): while True: - self.set_$(id)(self.$(block_id()).$(function_name())($(function_args()))) + val = self.$(block_id()).$(function_name())($(function_args())) + try: self.set_$(id)(val) + except AttributeError, e: pass time.sleep(1.0/($poll_rate)) _$(id)_thread = threading.Thread(target=_$(id)_probe) _$(id)_thread.daemon = True @@ -57,7 +59,8 @@ Set the values for block ID, function name, and function args appropriately: \ Block ID should be the ID of another block in this flow graph. \ Function name should be the name of a class method on that block. \ Function args are the parameters passed into that function. \ -For a function with no arguments, leave function args blank. +For a function with no arguments, leave function args blank. \ +When passing a string for the function arguments, quote the string literal: '"arg"'. The values will used literally, and generated into the following form: self.block_id.function_name(function_args) |