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[donalson]

Marcus,

   Here is a theoretical question that should not need code (I hope).

In a simple statement, does an agent need a member_t for each list
instance to which it is attached and not just each listType?
Alternately, one listType for each list instance.  I think I now realize
that this statement is true.

For example:

Say I create an agent of type Agent1.  Part of  Agent1's definition is a
list of other Agent1's in its immediate vinicity, call it "agent1List".
Now set member_t  set to "agent1ListMember".  Now I create say 200
instances of type Agent1.  Each one gets an X,Y coordinate and then each
agent1 instance records all other agents within a certain distance into
its own list.  This is a problem because "member_t  agent1ListMember" is
being reused in each instance of agent1List into which a particular
instance of Agent1 gets inserted.  This overwrites the previous list
link and screws up any list instance into which the agent1 instance has
previously been inserted.

Yea or Nay?

Cheers,

   D3



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