Why do I have to name every window?

[jed]

Is there a way to not have to come up with a unique name for windows when you create them with
Window * CEGUI::WindowManager::createWindow(const String& type,const String& name)

I'm creating the windows dynamically and I really dont care what the window is called. It seems like now I have to write code to generate a name. This seems lame.

[lindquist]

This is how CEGUI works. You'll have to live with it!

I don't see the big issue with gerating a unique name for your windows, this could easily just be a counter:

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#include "CEGUIPropertyHelper.h"

CEGUI::String NewWindowName(void)
{
    static CEGUI::uint counter = 0;
    return CEGUI::PropertyHelper::uintToString(counter++);
}

But there are of course reasons for having the name based WindowManager, XML being one major.

[kristian]

Entities must have some kind of identification. A string is the most generic form of identification and is very suitable in many dffirent scenarios/solutions.