# HG changeset patch
# User rubidium42 <rubidium@openttd.org>
# Date 2021-06-16 15:54:08
# Node ID 540e044a54a13e4cacd44916a78bb5552f840e0d
# Parent  0be6a18df69a056dc3179d262b6a65519b8975fe

Codechange: use the constructor for CompanyNewsItem to fill the data instead of a separate function

diff --git a/src/company_cmd.cpp b/src/company_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/company_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/company_cmd.cpp
@@ -376,8 +376,7 @@ set_name:;
 		MarkWholeScreenDirty();
 
 		if (c->is_ai) {
-			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation();
-			cni->FillData(c);
+			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation(c);
 			SetDParam(0, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_LAUNCH_TITLE);
 			SetDParam(1, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_LAUNCH_DESCRIPTION);
 			SetDParamStr(2, cni->company_name);
@@ -755,21 +754,19 @@ void CompaniesYearlyLoop()
  * @param c the current company.
  * @param other the other company (use \c nullptr if not relevant).
  */
-void CompanyNewsInformation::FillData(const Company *c, const Company *other)
+CompanyNewsInformation::CompanyNewsInformation(const Company *c, const Company *other)
 {
 	SetDParam(0, c->index);
-	GetString(this->company_name, STR_COMPANY_NAME, lastof(this->company_name));
+	this->company_name = GetString(STR_COMPANY_NAME);
 
-	if (other == nullptr) {
-		*this->other_company_name = '\0';
-	} else {
+	if (other != nullptr) {
 		SetDParam(0, other->index);
-		GetString(this->other_company_name, STR_COMPANY_NAME, lastof(this->other_company_name));
+		this->other_company_name = GetString(STR_COMPANY_NAME);
 		c = other;
 	}
 
 	SetDParam(0, c->index);
-	GetString(this->president_name, STR_PRESIDENT_NAME_MANAGER, lastof(this->president_name));
+	this->president_name = GetString(STR_PRESIDENT_NAME_MANAGER);
 
 	this->colour = c->colour;
 	this->face = c->face;
@@ -888,8 +885,7 @@ CommandCost CmdCompanyCtrl(TileIndex til
 
 			/* Delete any open window of the company */
 			CloseCompanyWindows(c->index);
-			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation();
-			cni->FillData(c);
+			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation(c);
 
 			/* Show the bankrupt news */
 			SetDParam(0, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_BANKRUPT_TITLE);
diff --git a/src/economy.cpp b/src/economy.cpp
--- a/src/economy.cpp
+++ b/src/economy.cpp
@@ -580,8 +580,7 @@ static void CompanyCheckBankrupt(Company
 
 		/* Warn about bankruptcy after 3 months */
 		case 4: {
-			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation();
-			cni->FillData(c);
+			CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation(c);
 			SetDParam(0, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_IN_TROUBLE_TITLE);
 			SetDParam(1, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_IN_TROUBLE_DESCRIPTION);
 			SetDParamStr(2, cni->company_name);
@@ -1975,8 +1974,7 @@ static void DoAcquireCompany(Company *c)
 {
 	CompanyID ci = c->index;
 
-	CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation();
-	cni->FillData(c, Company::Get(_current_company));
+	CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation(c, Company::Get(_current_company));
 
 	SetDParam(0, STR_NEWS_COMPANY_MERGER_TITLE);
 	SetDParam(1, c->bankrupt_value == 0 ? STR_NEWS_MERGER_TAKEOVER_TITLE : STR_NEWS_COMPANY_MERGER_DESCRIPTION);
diff --git a/src/news_type.h b/src/news_type.h
--- a/src/news_type.h
+++ b/src/news_type.h
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ struct NewsStringData : NewsAllocatedDat
  * resulting in wrong names and such.
  */
 struct CompanyNewsInformation : NewsAllocatedData {
-	char company_name[64];       ///< The name of the company
-	char president_name[64];     ///< The name of the president
-	char other_company_name[64]; ///< The name of the company taking over this one
+	std::string company_name;       ///< The name of the company
+	std::string president_name;     ///< The name of the president
+	std::string other_company_name; ///< The name of the company taking over this one
 
 	uint32 face; ///< The face of the president
 	byte colour; ///< The colour related to the company
 
-	void FillData(const struct Company *c, const struct Company *other = nullptr);
+	CompanyNewsInformation(const struct Company *c, const struct Company *other = nullptr);
 };
 
 #endif /* NEWS_TYPE_H */
diff --git a/src/town_cmd.cpp b/src/town_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/town_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/town_cmd.cpp
@@ -3231,8 +3231,7 @@ static CommandCost TownActionBuyRights(T
 		SetWindowClassesDirty(WC_STATION_VIEW);
 
 		/* Spawn news message */
-		CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation();
-		cni->FillData(Company::Get(_current_company));
+		CompanyNewsInformation *cni = new CompanyNewsInformation(Company::Get(_current_company));
 		SetDParam(0, STR_NEWS_EXCLUSIVE_RIGHTS_TITLE);
 		SetDParam(1, STR_NEWS_EXCLUSIVE_RIGHTS_DESCRIPTION);
 		SetDParam(2, t->index);