Dynamic Data

[Genen]

I'm trying like hell to understand dynamic data. I am looking at different UI Pieces. Groupmembers, guild, etc. I know that the eq2ui_gamedata.xml file provides a list of all available dynamic data. I get that.

I was able to toss a FPS label on a window and use the "FRAMESPERSECOND" dynamic data to populate that text object and it worked.

However, look at this code. This is a line straight from the default guild window. This is in the memberRow page where it places the guild rank of the character. This appears to be assigning a specific guildrank image 'Rank0Style'. If I double click the style I can see it follow back to the source image. How does this magically show up as the correct rank in the guild window? I don't see any dynamic assignment going on in that memberRow object. The raid window is the same way - the group members have a hard coded image style (priest, fighter) and yet magically the correct image shows up when in game.

 <Image BackgroundColor="#FFFFFF" GetsInput="true" Location="3,3" Name="GuildRank" PackLocation="fixed,fixed" PackSize="fixed,fixed" ScrollExtent="18,18" Size="18,18" Stretch="false" Style="rankstyles.rank0style" />

Where or how does it know to assign the guildrank of the person in the memberRow to the correct image? Why isn't the style pointing to some dynamically assigned value?

Whan I set the DynamicData field in an object, where does the client stick that data? What field in the current object that requests the Dynamic data gets populated with the result?

If I can ever grasp this I think the 'doors' will open. I'm just pouring over the forum and UI code but I'm missing something.

I am using both the UIbuilder and just the XML file itself to figure this out.

I appreciate all of you taking the time to read these forums and assisting us noobs that are new to the UI field. I have some great GUI ideas but damn it's slow going at first.

Genen