View source for Calculated Objects question type

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|tracker = https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=qtype_calculatedobjects
|discussion = https://moodle.org/plugins/qtype_calculatedobjects
|maintainer = Nick Freear
|float = right
}}
This a contributed Moodle question type which extends the [[Calculated question type|Calculated]] question type.

== Versions available==
This plugin is available for Moodle 1.9 to 2.3

== Wild cards ==
Teachers can create questions like, 
   How much is {apples} + {oranges}?

- where the {wildcards} become M and N &times; images of apples and oranges respectively. It is aimed at pre/primary-school students (approximately age 3-10).
<p align="center" style="border:1px solid #ddd;">http://moodle.org/file.php/1/moddata/data/13/48/4143/mdl-q-calcobjects-5a-sub-green.png</p>

Currently supported wildcards:  apple, orange, pear, pineapple, walnut, cookie (each with or without an 's', eg. {cookies} and with an optional differentiator). For example,
   {apples_1} - {apples_2}

Tested with Moodle 1.9.7.

(Author N.D.Freear, 14 August 2010.)

== Installation ==
# Download from [https://moodle.org/plugins/view/qtype_calculatedobjects the Moodle plugins database]  and unzip the archive. Copy the directory 'calculatedobjects' into the directory {MOODLE}/question/type/ on your server.
# Visit the administrator 'notifications' page, <nowiki>http://my.school/moodle/admin/</nowiki> - there are no database changes for this question type.

== Change log ==

* 2 September 2010/ Pre-"release" - [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-2308#action_91778 CONTRIB-2308].
* 8 September 2010 - Added new clip art ('greenapple', 'tomato', 'cake', 'pencil', 'car'). Aliases: 'apple'=>'greenapple'. And, added all objects to language pack - CONTRIB-2334.

== Acknowledgements ==

Thank you to:
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia Commons] and [http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&redirs=0&search=fruit+icon contributors] for clip art/images.
* [http://www.openclipart.org/ Open Clip Art Library] and contributors for clip art/images.
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=156605 Quiz forum] contributors and [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-2308 developers] on Moodle.org, for valuable feedback.


== See also ==

* [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=4143 Calculated objects for Moodle 1.9, in the plugins database]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=156605 Initial discussion, in the Quiz forum] (Using Moodle)
* [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB/component/10720 Report bugs &amp; make suggestions]
* (Initial bug/issue: CONTRIB-2308)

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