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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"TypeManager.static_pointer_array/TypeManager.dynamic_pointer_array are broken.","articleBody":"What pointer_attribute expects is [CustomType](https://github.com/Source-Python-Dev-Team/Source.Python/blob/0171b36297c23d480c17631561c98c0ff2afca28/addons/source-python/packages/source-python/memory/manager.py#L48C10-L48C10) not [Array/BasePointer](https://github.com/Source-Python-Dev-Team/Source.Python/blob/0171b36297c23d480c17631561c98c0ff2afca28/addons/source-python/packages/source-python/memory/helpers.py#L202).\r\nhttps://github.com/Source-Python-Dev-Team/Source.Python/blob/0171b36297c23d480c17631561c98c0ff2afca28/addons/source-python/packages/source-python/memory/helpers.py#L235-L237\r\n\r\nhttps://github.com/Source-Python-Dev-Team/Source.Python/blob/0171b36297c23d480c17631561c98c0ff2afca28/addons/source-python/packages/source-python/memory/manager.py#L496-L525\r\n\r\nAnd even if the Array inherits CustomType, the pointers set in the Array will be immediately discarded if not managed independently since the Array is dynamically created.  (#490)\r\n\r\nCode:\r\n```python\r\nfrom memory.manager import CustomType\r\nfrom memory.manager import TypeManager\r\n\r\ntype_manager = TypeManager()\r\n\r\nclass TestStaticPointerArray(CustomType, metaclass=type_manager):\r\n    _size = 4\r\n    static_vec_array = type_manager.static_pointer_array(\"Vector\", 0, 1)\r\n\r\ndef test_static_pointer_array():\r\n    test = TestStaticPointerArray()\r\n    test.static_vec_array[0] = Vector(0.1, 0.1, 0.1)\r\n    print(test.static_vec_array[0])\r\n\r\ntest_static_pointer_array()\r\n```\r\nOutput:\r\n```\r\n[SP] Caught an Exception:\r\nTraceback (most recent call last):\r\n  File \"../addons/source-python/packages/source-python/plugins/command.py\", line 164, in load_plugin\r\n    plugin = self.manager.load(plugin_name)\r\n  File \"../addons/source-python/packages/source-python/plugins/manager.py\", line 209, in load\r\n    plugin._load()\r\n  File \"../addons/source-python/packages/source-python/plugins/instance.py\", line 74, in _load\r\n    self.module = import_module(self.import_name)\r\n  File \"../addons/source-python/plugins/test/test.py\", line 4703, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n    test_static_pointer_array()\r\n  File \"../addons/source-python/plugins/test/test.py\", line 4700, in test_static_pointer_array\r\n    test.static_vec_array[0] = Vector(0.1, 0.1, 0.1)\r\n  File \"../addons/source-python/packages/source-python/memory/helpers.py\", line 237, in __setitem__\r\n    self._make_attribute(index).__set__(self, value)\r\n  File \"../addons/source-python/packages/source-python/memory/manager.py\", line 505, in fset\r\n    ptr._pointer_values[offset] = value\r\n\r\nAttributeError: 'Array' object has no attribute '_pointer_values'\r\n```","author":{"url":"https://github.com/CookStar","@type":"Person","name":"CookStar"},"datePublished":"2023-08-08T17:28:48.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/489/Source.Python/issues/489"}