Games Tiled json output (or X2TileMap bug?)

[ac9ts]

I might have found a bug with X2TileMap or my settings for Tiled (v1.2.0) are incorrect.

There appears to be a json parsing error on the output file from Tiled and I don't know if it is how I have Tiled set or if I need to call a different parser.

This definition copied from one of the samples works:

"ellipse":true,
                 "height":109.333333333333,
                 "id":2,
                 "name":"circle",
                 "properties":
                    {
                     "antialias":true,
                     "body type":"dynamic",
                     "destroy if invisible":true,
                     "graphic file 1":"blue_donut_7.png",
                     "time to live (ms)":5000
                    },
                 "propertytypes":
                    {
                     "antialias":"bool",
                     "body type":"string",
                     "destroy if invisible":"bool",
                     "graphic file 1":"string",
                     "time to live (ms)":"int"
                    },
                 "rotation":0,
                 "type":"x2",
                 "visible":true,
                 "width":112,
                 "x":204,
                 "y":-30.6666666666667

If I load the file containing this definition into Tiled and save it, the definition is re-formatted to:

"ellipse":true,
                 "height":109.333333333333,
                 "id":2,
                 "name":"circle",
                 "properties":[
                        {
                         "name":"antialias",
                         "type":"bool",
                         "value":true
                        }, 
                        {
                         "name":"body type",
                         "type":"string",
                         "value":"dynamic"
                        }, 
                        {
                         "name":"destroy if invisible",
                         "type":"bool",
                         "value":true
                        }, 
                        {
                         "name":"graphic file 1",
                         "type":"string",
                         "value":"blue_donut_7.png"
                        }, 
                        {
                         "name":"time to live (ms)",
                         "type":"int",
                         "value":5000
                        }],
                 "rotation":0,
                 "type":"x2",
                 "visible":true,
                 "width":112,
                 "x":204,
                 "y":-30.6666666666667

which causes the following crash log:

Size scale: 1.33
x2tilemap._parseobjectslayer (java line: 1376)
java.lang.ClassCastException: java.util.ArrayList cannot be cast to anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.collections.Map$MyMap
    at b4j.example.x2tilemap._parseobjectslayer(x2tilemap.java:1376)
    at b4j.example.x2tilemap._initialize(x2tilemap.java:1122)
    at b4j.example.game._initialize(game.java:104)
    at b4j.example.main._appstart(main.java:55)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent2(BA.java:90)
    at anywheresoftware.b4a.BA.raiseEvent(BA.java:77)
    at b4j.example.main.start(main.java:38)
    at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication1$162(LauncherImpl.java:863)
    at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runAndWait$175(PlatformImpl.java:326)
    at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$null$173(PlatformImpl.java:295)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$174(PlatformImpl.java:294)
    at com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:95)
    at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
    at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$null$148(WinApplication.java:191)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

 

[ac9ts]

Down grading to Tiled v1.1.6 is the workaround. Using v1.2.0 appears to default to the unusable output format.

 

[DonManfred]

in the second properties is a List of Maps. Not a Map.

 

[inakigarm]

Down grading to Tiled v1.1.6 is the workaround. Using v1.2.0 appears to default to the unusable output format.

Yes, I've downloaded another version and wasted many time trying to fix the errors ;-(

 

[Erel]

The example pack was updated: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/96454

The new json format of Tiled v1.2.0 is supported. The old format is also supported.