Is there a nice way to bring a custom c sharp class into vl now?

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yes it is possible, but we want to wait with an official announcement since there is more to it then meets the eye. There will be a document that tells you all the details.

but for your personal experimentation, here is the unofficial quick guide:

  • locate the VL.Core.dll in the alpha download
  • reference it in your C# project
  • write a using clause for VL.Core in your class
  • use the Type attribute over your class (this is always required in order to make the Node attribute work)
  • use the Node attribute on every public method/property/field of your class that you want to turn into a VL node
  • compile the project as a DLL
  • reference this DLL as dependency in your .vl document
  • voila, use the data type and its nodes

it might look like this:

using System;
using VL.Core;

namespace MyVLNodes
{
    [Type] //this tells VL that the data type is available
    public class MyClass
    {
        [Node] //this makes a get and set node for MyField
        public int MyField;

        [Node] //this will also make get and set nodes
        public string MyProperty { get; set; }

        [Node] //this makes the Create node
        public MyClass(int initValue)
        {
            MyField = initValue;
        }

        [Node] //this makes a MyMethod node
        public bool MyMethod(int value)
        {
            return value < MyField;
        }
    }
}
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