Eliminate unnecessary uses of ConsoleMethod

Engine/source/T3D/assets/MaterialAsset.cpp

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void MaterialAsset::copyTo(SimObject* object)
    Parent::copyTo(object);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(MaterialAsset, compileShader, void, 2, 2, "() - Compiles the material's generated shader, if any. Not yet implemented\n")
+DefineEngineMethod(MaterialAsset, compileShader, void, (), , "Compiles the material's generated shader, if any. Not yet implemented\n")
 {
    object->compileShader();
 }

Engine/source/T3D/components/camera/cameraComponent_ScriptBinding.h

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 #include "T3D/components/camera/cameraComponent.h"
 
 //Basically, this only exists for backwards compatibility for parts of the editors
-ConsoleMethod(CameraComponent, getMode, const char*, 2, 2, "() - We get the first behavior of the requested type on our owner object.\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(CameraComponent, getMode, const char*, (),, 
+   "@brief We get the first behavior of the requested type on our owner object.\n"
    "@return (string name) The type of the behavior we're requesting")
 {
    return "fly";

Engine/source/T3D/components/component.cpp

@@ -605,8 +605,8 @@ void Component::addDependency(StringTableEntry name)
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Console Methods
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-ConsoleMethod(Component, beginGroup, void, 3, 3, "(groupName)\n"
-   "Starts the grouping for following fields being added to be grouped into\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Component, beginGroup, void, (String groupName),,
+   "@brief Starts the grouping for following fields being added to be grouped into\n"
    "@param groupName The name of this group\n"
    "@param desc The Description of this field\n"
    "@param type The DataType for this field (default, int, float, Point2F, bool, enum, Object, keybind, color)\n"
@@ -616,11 +616,11 @@ ConsoleMethod(Component, beginGroup, void, 3, 3, "(groupName)\n"
    "-object: the T2D object type that are valid choices for the field.  The object types observe inheritance, so if you have a t2dSceneObject field you will be able to choose t2dStaticSrpites, t2dAnimatedSprites, etc.\n"
    "@return Nothing\n")
 {
-   object->beginFieldGroup(argv[2]);
+   object->beginFieldGroup(groupName);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Component, endGroup, void, 2, 2, "()\n"
-   "Ends the grouping for prior fields being added to be grouped into\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Component, endGroup, void, (),,
+   "@brief Ends the grouping for prior fields being added to be grouped into\n"
    "@param groupName The name of this group\n"
    "@param desc The Description of this field\n"
    "@param type The DataType for this field (default, int, float, Point2F, bool, enum, Object, keybind, color)\n"
@@ -641,7 +641,8 @@ DefineEngineMethod(Component, addComponentField, void, (String fieldName, String
    object->addComponentField(fieldName, fieldDesc, fieldType, defValue, userData, hidden);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Component, getComponentFieldCount, S32, 2, 2, "() - Get the number of ComponentField's on this object\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Component, getComponentFieldCount, S32, (),, 
+   "@brief Get the number of ComponentField's on this object\n"
    "@return Returns the number of BehaviorFields as a nonnegative integer\n")
 {
    return object->getComponentFieldCount();
@@ -650,11 +651,12 @@ ConsoleMethod(Component, getComponentFieldCount, S32, 2, 2, "() - Get the number
 // [tom, 1/12/2007] Field accessors split into multiple methods to allow space
 // for long descriptions and type data.
 
-ConsoleMethod(Component, getComponentField, const char *, 3, 3, "(int index) - Gets a Tab-Delimited list of information about a ComponentField specified by Index\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Component, getComponentField, const char *, (S32 index),, 
+   "@brief Gets a Tab-Delimited list of information about a ComponentField specified by Index\n"
    "@param index The index of the behavior\n"
    "@return FieldName, FieldType and FieldDefaultValue, each separated by a TAB character.\n")
 {
-   ComponentField *field = object->getComponentField(dAtoi(argv[2]));
+   ComponentField *field = object->getComponentField(index);
    if (field == NULL)
       return "";
 
@@ -664,11 +666,12 @@ ConsoleMethod(Component, getComponentField, const char *, 3, 3, "(int index) - G
    return buf;
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Component, setComponentield, const char *, 3, 3, "(int index) - Gets a Tab-Delimited list of information about a ComponentField specified by Index\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Component, setComponentield, const char *, (S32 index),, 
+   "@brief Gets a Tab-Delimited list of information about a ComponentField specified by Index\n"
    "@param index The index of the behavior\n"
    "@return FieldName, FieldType and FieldDefaultValue, each separated by a TAB character.\n")
 {
-   ComponentField *field = object->getComponentField(dAtoi(argv[2]));
+   ComponentField *field = object->getComponentField(index);
    if (field == NULL)
       return "";
 
@@ -689,36 +692,40 @@ DefineEngineMethod(Component, getComponentFieldType, const char *, (String field
    return field->mFieldTypeName;;
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Component, getBehaviorFieldUserData, const char *, 3, 3, "(int index) - Gets the UserData associated with a field by index in the field list\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Component, getBehaviorFieldUserData, const char *, (S32 index),, 
+   "@brief Gets the UserData associated with a field by index in the field list\n"
    "@param index The index of the behavior\n"
    "@return Returns a string representing the user data of this field\n")
 {
-   ComponentField *field = object->getComponentField(dAtoi(argv[2]));
+   ComponentField *field = object->getComponentField(index);
    if (field == NULL)
       return "";
 
    return field->mUserData;
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Component, getComponentFieldDescription, const char *, 3, 3, "(int index) - Gets a field description by index\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Component, getComponentFieldDescription, const char *, (S32 index),, 
+   "@brief Gets a field description by index\n"
    "@param index The index of the behavior\n"
    "@return Returns a string representing the description of this field\n")
 {
-   ComponentField *field = object->getComponentField(dAtoi(argv[2]));
+   ComponentField *field = object->getComponentField(index);
    if (field == NULL)
       return "";
 
    return field->mFieldDescription ? field->mFieldDescription : "";
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Component, addDependency, void, 3, 3, "(string behaviorName) - Gets a field description by index\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Component, addDependency, void, (String behaviorName),, 
+   "@brief Gets a field description by index\n"
    "@param index The index of the behavior\n"
    "@return Returns a string representing the description of this field\n")
 {
-   object->addDependency(argv[2]);
+   object->addDependency(behaviorName);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Component, setDirty, void, 2, 2, "() - Gets a field description by index\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Component, setDirty, void, (),,
+   "@brief Gets a field description by index\n"
    "@param index The index of the behavior\n"
    "@return Returns a string representing the description of this field\n")
 {

Engine/source/T3D/entity.cpp

@@ -1823,12 +1823,11 @@ ConsoleMethod(Entity, addComponents, void, 2, 2, "() - Add all fielded behaviors
    object->addComponents();
 }*/
 
-ConsoleMethod(Entity, addComponent, bool, 3, 3, "(ComponentInstance bi) - Add a behavior to the object\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Entity, addComponent, bool, (Component* comp),,
+   "@brief Add a behavior to the object\n"
    "@param bi The behavior instance to add"
    "@return (bool success) Whether or not the behavior was successfully added")
 {
-   Component *comp = dynamic_cast<Component *>(Sim::findObject(argv[2]));
-
    if (comp != NULL)
    {
       bool success = object->addComponent(comp);
@@ -1848,40 +1847,33 @@ ConsoleMethod(Entity, addComponent, bool, 3, 3, "(ComponentInstance bi) - Add a
    return false;
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Entity, removeComponent, bool, 3, 4, "(ComponentInstance bi, [bool deleteBehavior = true])\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Entity, removeComponent, bool, (Component* comp, bool deleteComponent), (true),
    "@param bi The behavior instance to remove\n"
    "@param deleteBehavior Whether or not to delete the behavior\n"
    "@return (bool success) Whether the behavior was successfully removed")
 {
-   bool deleteComponent = true;
-   if (argc > 3)
-      deleteComponent = dAtob(argv[3]);
-
-   return object->removeComponent(dynamic_cast<Component *>(Sim::findObject(argv[2])), deleteComponent);
+   return object->removeComponent(comp, deleteComponent);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Entity, clearComponents, void, 2, 2, "() - Clear all behavior instances\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Entity, clearComponents, void, (),, "Clear all behavior instances\n"
    "@return No return value")
 {
    object->clearComponents();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Entity, getComponentByIndex, S32, 3, 3, "(int index) - Gets a particular behavior\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Entity, getComponentByIndex, Component*, (S32 index),, 
+   "@brief Gets a particular behavior\n"
    "@param index The index of the behavior to get\n"
    "@return (ComponentInstance bi) The behavior instance you requested")
 {
-   Component *comp = object->getComponent(dAtoi(argv[2]));
-
-   return (comp != NULL) ? comp->getId() : 0;
+   return object->getComponent(index);
 }
 
-DefineEngineMethod(Entity, getComponent, S32, (String componentName), (""),
+DefineEngineMethod(Entity, getComponent, Component*, (String componentName), (""),
    "Get the number of static fields on the object.\n"
    "@return The number of static fields defined on the object.")
 {
-   Component *comp = object->getComponent(componentName);
-
-   return (comp != NULL) ? comp->getId() : 0;
+   return object->getComponent(componentName);
 }
 
 /*ConsoleMethod(Entity, getBehaviorByType, S32, 3, 3, "(string BehaviorTemplateName) - gets a behavior\n"
@@ -1910,7 +1902,8 @@ DefineEngineMethod(Entity, getComponent, S32, (String componentName), (""),
    return object->reOrder(inst, idx);
 }*/
 
-ConsoleMethod(Entity, getComponentCount, S32, 2, 2, "() - Get the count of behaviors on an object\n"
+DefineEngineMethod(Entity, getComponentCount, S32, (),, 
+   "@brief Get the count of behaviors on an object\n"
    "@return (int count) The number of behaviors on an object")
 {
    return object->getComponentCount();

Engine/source/T3D/gameBase/gameConnection.cpp

@@ -2451,41 +2451,37 @@ DefineEngineMethod( GameConnection, getVisibleGhostDistance, F32, (),,
 // Object Selection in Torque by Dave Myers 
 //   http://www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=7335
 
-ConsoleMethod(GameConnection, setSelectedObj, bool, 3, 4, "(object, [propagate_to_client])")
+DefineEngineMethod(GameConnection, setSelectedObj, bool, (SceneObject* obj, bool propagate_to_client), (false), "")
 {
-   SceneObject* pending_selection;
-   if (!Sim::findObject(argv[2], pending_selection))
+   if (!obj)
       return false;
 
-   bool propagate_to_client = (argc > 3) ? dAtob(argv[3]) : false;
-   object->setSelectedObj(pending_selection, propagate_to_client);
+   object->setSelectedObj(obj, propagate_to_client);
 
    return true;
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(GameConnection, getSelectedObj, S32, 2, 2, "()")
+DefineEngineMethod(GameConnection, getSelectedObj, SimObject*, (),, "")
 {
-   SimObject* selected = object->getSelectedObj();
-   return (selected) ? selected->getId(): -1;
+   return object->getSelectedObj();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(GameConnection, clearSelectedObj, void, 2, 3, "([propagate_to_client])")
+DefineEngineMethod(GameConnection, clearSelectedObj, void, (bool propagate_to_client), (false), "")
 {
-   bool propagate_to_client = (argc > 2) ? dAtob(argv[2]) : false;
    object->setSelectedObj(NULL, propagate_to_client);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(GameConnection, setPreSelectedObjFromRollover, void, 2, 2, "()")
+DefineEngineMethod(GameConnection, setPreSelectedObjFromRollover, void, (),, "")
 {
    object->setPreSelectedObjFromRollover();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(GameConnection, clearPreSelectedObj, void, 2, 2, "()")
+DefineEngineMethod(GameConnection, clearPreSelectedObj, void, (),, "")
 {
    object->clearPreSelectedObj();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(GameConnection, setSelectedObjFromPreSelected, void, 2, 2, "()")
+DefineEngineMethod(GameConnection, setSelectedObjFromPreSelected, void, (),, "")
 {
    object->setSelectedObjFromPreSelected();
 }

Engine/source/T3D/player.cpp

@@ -7517,7 +7517,7 @@ U32 Player::lockAnimation()
    return last_anim_lock_tag;
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Player, isAnimationLocked, bool, 2, 2, "isAnimationLocked()")
+DefineEngineMethod(Player, isAnimationLocked, bool, (),, "")
 {
    return object->isAnimationLocked();
 }
@@ -7533,14 +7533,13 @@ void Player::setLookAnimationOverride(bool flag)
 #endif
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Player, setLookAnimationOverride, void, 3, 3, "setLookAnimationOverride(flag)")
+DefineEngineMethod(Player, setLookAnimationOverride, void, (bool flag),, "")
 {
-   object->setLookAnimationOverride(dAtob(argv[2]));
+   object->setLookAnimationOverride(flag);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Player, copyHeadRotation, void, 3, 3, "copyHeadRotation(other_player)")
+DefineEngineMethod(Player, copyHeadRotation, void, (Player* other_player),, "")
 {
-   Player* other_player = dynamic_cast<Player*>(Sim::findObject(argv[2]));
    if (other_player)
       object->copyHeadRotation(other_player);
 }
@@ -7609,9 +7608,9 @@ void Player::restoreMovement(U32 tag)
    }
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Player, setMovementSpeedBias, void, 3, 3, "setMovementSpeedBias(F32 bias)")
+DefineEngineMethod(Player, setMovementSpeedBias, void, (F32 bias),, "setMovementSpeedBias(F32 bias)")
 {
-   object->setMovementSpeedBias(dAtof(argv[2]));
+   object->setMovementSpeedBias(bias);
 }
 
 void Player::overrideFootfallFX(bool decals, bool sounds, bool dust) 
@@ -7642,12 +7641,11 @@ void Player::setControllers(Vector<OpenVRTrackedObject*> controllerList)
    mControllers[1] = controllerList.size() > 1 ? controllerList[1] : NULL;
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Player, setVRControllers, void, 4, 4, "")
+DefineEngineMethod(Player, setVRControllers, void, (OpenVRTrackedObject* controllerL, OpenVRTrackedObject* controllerR,, "")
 {
-   OpenVRTrackedObject *controllerL, *controllerR;
    Vector<OpenVRTrackedObject*> list;
 
-   if (Sim::findObject(argv[2], controllerL))
+   if (controllerL)
    {
       list.push_back(controllerL);
    }
@@ -7656,7 +7654,7 @@ ConsoleMethod(Player, setVRControllers, void, 4, 4, "")
       list.push_back(NULL);
    }
 
-   if (Sim::findObject(argv[3], controllerR))
+   if (controllerR)
    {
       list.push_back(controllerR);
    }

Engine/source/afx/afxCamera.cpp

@@ -483,105 +483,91 @@ ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, setOrbitMode, void, 7, 8,
   object->setOrbitMode(orbitObject, pos, aa, minDis, maxDis, curDis, (argc == 8) ? dAtob(argv[7]) : false);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod( afxCamera, setFlyMode, void, 2, 2, "()" "Set the camera to be able to fly freely.")
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, setFlyMode, void, (),, 
+   "@brief Set the camera to be able to fly freely.")
 {
-  object->setFlyMode();
+   object->setFlyMode();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod( afxCamera, getPosition, const char *, 2, 2, "()"
-              "Get the position of the camera.\n\n"
-              "@returns A string of form \"x y z\".")
-{ 
-  Point3F& pos = object->getPosition();
-  dSprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer),"%f %f %f",pos.x,pos.y,pos.z);
-  return buffer;
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, getPosition, Point3F, (),,
+   "@brief Get the position of the camera.\n\n"
+   "@returns The position of the camera.")
+{
+   return object->getPosition();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, setCameraSubject, bool, 3, 3, "") 
-{   
-  SceneObject* subject;
-  if (!Sim::findObject(argv[2], subject))
-  {
-    Con::errorf("Camera subject \"%s\" not found.", argv[2].getStringValue());
-    return false;
-  }
-  
-  object->setCameraSubject(subject);
-  
-  return true;
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, setCameraSubject, bool, (SceneObject* subject),, "")
+{
+   if (!subject)
+   {
+      Con::errorf("Camera subject not found.");
+      return false;
+   }
+
+   object->setCameraSubject(subject);
+
+   return true;
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, setThirdPersonDistance, bool, 3, 3, "") 
-{   
-  F32 distance; 
-  dSscanf(argv[2], "%f", &distance);
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, setThirdPersonDistance, bool, (F32 distance),, "")
+{
+   object->setThirdPersonDistance(distance);
 
-  object->setThirdPersonDistance(distance);
-  
-  return true;
+   return true;
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, getThirdPersonDistance, F32, 2, 2, "")
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, getThirdPersonDistance, F32, (),, "")
 {
    return object->getThirdPersonDistance();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, setThirdPersonAngle, bool, 3, 3, "") 
-{   
-  F32 angle; 
-  dSscanf(argv[2], "%f", &angle);
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, setThirdPersonAngle, bool, (F32 distance),, "")
+{
+   object->setThirdPersonAngle(distance);
 
-  object->setThirdPersonAngle(angle);
-  
-  return true;
+   return true;
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, getThirdPersonAngle, F32, 2, 2, "")
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, getThirdPersonAngle, F32, (),, "")
 {
    return object->getThirdPersonAngle();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, setThirdPersonOffset, void, 3, 4, "(Point3F offset [, Point3F coi_offset])") 
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, setThirdPersonOffset, void, (Point3F offset, Point3F coi_offset), (Point3F::Max), "")
 {
-  Point3F offset; 
-  dSscanf(argv[2], "%f %f %f", &offset.x, &offset.y, &offset.z);
-  if (argc > 3)
-  {
-    Point3F coi_offset; 
-    dSscanf(argv[3], "%f %f %f", &coi_offset.x, &coi_offset.y, &coi_offset.z);
-    object->setThirdPersonOffset(offset, coi_offset);
-  }
-  else
-    object->setThirdPersonOffset(offset);
+   if (coi_offset == Point3F::Max)
+   {
+      object->setThirdPersonOffset(offset);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      object->setThirdPersonOffset(offset, coi_offset);
+   }
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, getThirdPersonOffset, const char *, 2, 2, "()")
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, getThirdPersonOffset, Point3F, (),, "")
 {
-  const Point3F& pos = object->getThirdPersonOffset();
-  dSprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer),"%f %f %f",pos.x,pos.y,pos.z);
-  return buffer;
+   return object->getThirdPersonOffset();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, getThirdPersonCOIOffset, const char *, 2, 2, "()")
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, getThirdPersonCOIOffset, Point3F, (),, "")
 {
-  const Point3F& pos = object->getThirdPersonCOIOffset();
-  dSprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer),"%f %f %f",pos.x,pos.y,pos.z);
-  return buffer;
+   return object->getThirdPersonCOIOffset();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, setThirdPersonMode, void, 2, 2, "()")
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, setThirdPersonMode, void, (),, "")
 {
-  object->setThirdPersonMode();
+   object->setThirdPersonMode();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, setThirdPersonSnap, void, 2, 2, "()")
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, setThirdPersonSnap, void, (),, "")
 {
-  object->setThirdPersonSnap();
+   object->setThirdPersonSnap();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(afxCamera, getMode, const char *, 2, 2, "()")
+DefineEngineMethod(afxCamera, getMode, const char*, (),, "")
 {
-  return object->getMode();
+   return object->getMode();
 }
 
 //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~//

Engine/source/gui/core/guiCanvas.cpp

@@ -2812,7 +2812,7 @@ DefineEngineMethod( GuiCanvas, setVideoMode, void,
    Con::setVariable( "$pref::Video::mode", vm.toString() );
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod( GuiCanvas, showWindow, void, 2, 2, "" )
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiCanvas, showWindow, void, (),, "")
 {
    if (!object->getPlatformWindow())
       return;
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@ ConsoleMethod( GuiCanvas, showWindow, void, 2, 2, "" )
    object->getPlatformWindow()->setDisplayWindow(true);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod( GuiCanvas, hideWindow, void, 2, 2, "" )
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiCanvas, hideWindow, void, (),, "")
 {
    if (!object->getPlatformWindow())
       return;
@@ -2832,30 +2832,29 @@ ConsoleMethod( GuiCanvas, hideWindow, void, 2, 2, "" )
    object->getPlatformWindow()->setDisplayWindow(false);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod( GuiCanvas, cursorClick, void, 4, 4, "button, isDown" )
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiCanvas, cursorClick, void, (S32 buttonId, bool isDown), , "")
 {
-   const S32 buttonId = dAtoi(argv[2]);
-   const bool isDown = dAtob(argv[3]);
-
    object->cursorClick(buttonId, isDown);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod( GuiCanvas, cursorNudge, void, 4, 4, "x, y" )
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiCanvas, cursorNudge, void, (F32 x, F32 y), , "")
 {
-   object->cursorNudge(dAtof(argv[2]), dAtof(argv[3]));
+   object->cursorNudge(x, y);
 }
+
 // This function allows resetting of the video-mode from script. It was motivated by
 // the need to temporarily disable vsync during datablock cache load to avoid a 
 // significant slowdown.
 bool AFX_forceVideoReset = false;
 
-ConsoleMethod( GuiCanvas, resetVideoMode, void, 2,2, "()")
+
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiCanvas, resetVideoMode, void, (), , "")
 {
    PlatformWindow* window = object->getPlatformWindow();
-   if( window )
+   if (window)
    {
-      GFXWindowTarget* gfx_target =  window->getGFXTarget();
-      if ( gfx_target )
+      GFXWindowTarget* gfx_target = window->getGFXTarget();
+      if (gfx_target)
       {
          AFX_forceVideoReset = true;
          gfx_target->resetMode();

Engine/source/gui/editor/guiInspectorTypes.cpp

@@ -601,13 +601,12 @@ void GuiInspectorTypeFileName::updateValue()
    }
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod( GuiInspectorTypeFileName, apply, void, 3,3, "apply(newValue);" )
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorTypeFileName, apply, void, (String path), , "")
 {
-   String path( (const char*)argv[2] );
-   if ( path.isNotEmpty() )
-      path = Platform::makeRelativePathName( path, Platform::getMainDotCsDir() );
-      
-   object->setData( path.c_str() );
+   if (path.isNotEmpty())
+      path = Platform::makeRelativePathName(path, Platform::getMainDotCsDir());
+
+   object->setData(path.c_str());
 }
 
 
@@ -1502,7 +1501,7 @@ void GuiInspectorTypeBitMask32::updateData()
    setData( data );   
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod( GuiInspectorTypeBitMask32, applyBit, void, 2,2, "apply();" )
+DefineEngineMethod( GuiInspectorTypeBitMask32, applyBit, void, (),, "" )
 {
    object->updateData();
 }

Engine/source/gui/editor/inspector/componentGroup.cpp

@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ void GuiInspectorComponentGroup::onRightMouseUp(const GuiEvent &event)
       Con::executef(this, "onRightMouseUp", event.mousePoint);
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(GuiInspectorComponentGroup, inspectGroup, bool, 2, 2, "Refreshes the dynamic fields in the inspector.")
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorComponentGroup, inspectGroup, bool, (),, "Refreshes the dynamic fields in the inspector.")
 {
    return object->inspectGroup();
 }
@@ -515,16 +515,17 @@ AbstractClassRep::Field* GuiInspectorComponentGroup::findObjectBehaviorField(Com
    }
    return NULL;
 }
-ConsoleMethod(GuiInspectorComponentGroup, addDynamicField, void, 2, 2, "obj.addDynamicField();")
+
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorComponentGroup, addDynamicField, void, (), , "obj.addDynamicField();")
 {
    object->addDynamicField();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(GuiInspectorComponentGroup, removeDynamicField, void, 3, 3, "")
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorComponentGroup, removeDynamicField, void, (), , "")
 {
 }
 
-DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorComponentGroup, getComponent, S32, (), ,"")
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorComponentGroup, getComponent, S32, (), , "")
 {
    return object->getComponent()->getId();
 }

Engine/source/gui/editor/inspector/entityGroup.cpp

@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ void GuiInspectorEntityGroup::onMouseMove(const GuiEvent &event)
 {
    //mParent->mOverDivider = false;
 }
-ConsoleMethod(GuiInspectorEntityGroup, inspectGroup, bool, 2, 2, "Refreshes the dynamic fields in the inspector.")
+
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorEntityGroup, inspectGroup, bool, (),, "Refreshes the dynamic fields in the inspector.")
 {
    return object->inspectGroup();
 }
@@ -128,11 +129,12 @@ AbstractClassRep::Field* GuiInspectorEntityGroup::findObjectBehaviorField(Compon
    }
    return NULL;
 }
-ConsoleMethod(GuiInspectorEntityGroup, addDynamicField, void, 2, 2, "obj.addDynamicField();")
+
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorEntityGroup, addDynamicField, void, (), , "obj.addDynamicField();")
 {
    object->addDynamicField();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(GuiInspectorEntityGroup, removeDynamicField, void, 3, 3, "")
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorEntityGroup, removeDynamicField, void, (), , "")
 {
 }

Engine/source/gui/editor/inspector/mountingGroup.cpp

@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ void GuiInspectorMountingGroup::onMouseMove(const GuiEvent &event)
 	//mParent->mOverDivider = false;
 	bool test = false;
 }
-ConsoleMethod(GuiInspectorMountingGroup, inspectGroup, bool, 2, 2, "Refreshes the dynamic fields in the inspector.")
+
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorMountingGroup, inspectGroup, bool, (),, "Refreshes the dynamic fields in the inspector.")
 {
    return object->inspectGroup();
 }
@@ -319,12 +320,13 @@ AbstractClassRep::Field* GuiInspectorMountingGroup::findObjectComponentField(Com
    }
    return NULL;
 }
-ConsoleMethod( GuiInspectorMountingGroup, addDynamicField, void, 2, 2, "obj.addDynamicField();" )
+
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorMountingGroup, addDynamicField, void, (), , "obj.addDynamicField();")
 {
    object->addDynamicField();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod( GuiInspectorMountingGroup, removeDynamicField, void, 3, 3, "" )
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiInspectorMountingGroup, removeDynamicField, void, (), , "")
 {
 }
 

Engine/source/gui/worldEditor/worldEditorSelection.cpp

@@ -657,58 +657,42 @@ void WorldEditorSelection::setSize(const VectorF & newsize)
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ConsoleMethod( WorldEditorSelection, containsGlobalBounds, bool, 2, 2, "() - True if an object with global bounds is contained in the selection." )
+DefineEngineMethod( WorldEditorSelection, containsGlobalBounds, bool, (),, "True if an object with global bounds is contained in the selection." )
 {
    return object->containsGlobalBounds();
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ConsoleMethod( WorldEditorSelection, getCentroid, const char*, 2, 2, "() - Return the median of all object positions in the selection." )
+DefineEngineMethod( WorldEditorSelection, getCentroid, Point3F, (),, "Return the median of all object positions in the selection." )
 {
-   static const U32 bufSize = 256;
-   char* buffer = Con::getReturnBuffer( bufSize );
    const Point3F& centroid = object->getCentroid();
-   
-   dSprintf( buffer, bufSize, "%g %g %g", centroid.x, centroid.y, centroid.z );
-   return buffer;
+   return centroid;
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ConsoleMethod( WorldEditorSelection, getBoxCentroid, const char*, 2, 2, "() - Return the center of the bounding box around the selection." )
+DefineEngineMethod( WorldEditorSelection, getBoxCentroid, Point3F, (),, "Return the center of the bounding box around the selection." )
 {
-   static const U32 bufSize = 256;
-   char* buffer = Con::getReturnBuffer( bufSize );
    const Point3F& boxCentroid = object->getBoxCentroid();
-   
-   dSprintf( buffer, bufSize, "%g %g %g", boxCentroid.x, boxCentroid.y, boxCentroid.z );
-   return buffer;
+   return boxCentroid;
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ConsoleMethod( WorldEditorSelection, offset, void, 3, 4, "( vector delta, float gridSnap=0 ) - Move all objects in the selection by the given delta." )
-{
-   F32 x, y, z;
-   dSscanf( argv[ 3 ], "%g %g %g", &x, &y, &z );
-   
-   F32 gridSnap = 0.f;
-   if( argc > 3 )
-      gridSnap = dAtof( argv[ 3 ] );
-      
-   object->offset( Point3F( x, y, z ), gridSnap );
+DefineEngineMethod(WorldEditorSelection, offset, void, (Point3F delta, F32 gridSnap), (0.0f), "Move all objects in the selection by the given delta.")
+{     
+   object->offset( delta, gridSnap );
    WorldEditor::updateClientTransforms( object );
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ConsoleMethod( WorldEditorSelection, union, void, 3, 3, "( SimSet set ) - Add all objects in the given set to this selection." )
+DefineEngineMethod( WorldEditorSelection, union, void, (SimSet* selection),, "Add all objects in the given set to this selection." )
 {
-   SimSet* selection;
-   if( !Sim::findObject( argv[ 2 ], selection ) )
+   if( !selection)
    {
-      Con::errorf( "WorldEditorSelection::union - no SimSet '%s'", (const char*)argv[ 2 ] );
+      Con::errorf( "WorldEditorSelection::union - no SimSet");
       return;
    }
    
@@ -719,12 +703,11 @@ ConsoleMethod( WorldEditorSelection, union, void, 3, 3, "( SimSet set ) - Add al
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ConsoleMethod( WorldEditorSelection, subtract, void, 3, 3, "( SimSet ) - Remove all objects in the given set from this selection." )
+DefineEngineMethod( WorldEditorSelection, subtract, void, (SimSet* selection),, "Remove all objects in the given set from this selection." )
 {
-   SimSet* selection;
-   if( !Sim::findObject( argv[ 2 ], selection ) )
+   if( !selection )
    {
-      Con::errorf( "WorldEditorSelection::subtract - no SimSet '%s'", (const char*)argv[ 2 ] );
+      Con::errorf( "WorldEditorSelection::subtract - no SimSet" );
       return;
    }
    

Engine/source/navigation/guiNavEditorCtrl.cpp

@@ -627,13 +627,12 @@ void GuiNavEditorCtrl::_prepRenderImage(SceneManager* sceneGraph, const SceneRen
    }*/
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(GuiNavEditorCtrl, getMode, const char*, 2, 2, "")
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiNavEditorCtrl, getMode, const char*, (), , "")
 {
    return object->getMode();
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(GuiNavEditorCtrl, setMode, void, 3, 3, "setMode(String mode)")
+DefineEngineMethod(GuiNavEditorCtrl, setMode, void, (String mode),, "setMode(String mode)")
 {
-   String newMode = (argv[2]);
-   object->setMode(newMode);
+   object->setMode(mode);
 }

Engine/source/util/settings.cpp

@@ -681,9 +681,8 @@ DefineEngineMethod(Settings, remove, void, (const char * settingName, bool inclu
 	object->remove( settingName, includeDefaults );
 }
 
-ConsoleMethod(Settings, write, bool, 2, 2, "%success = settingObj.write();")
+DefineEngineMethod(Settings, write, bool, (),, "%success = settingObj.write();")
 {
-   TORQUE_UNUSED(argc); TORQUE_UNUSED(argv);
    return object->write();
 }