Array of objects in class private data and calling overridden VIs on these objects?

Question

Hello
I am developing part of an application using the actor framework and have run into problems.
I have a several actors and will try briefly describe them and their intended functionality. All actors are started by a Controller actor and in the actor core for the controller I have the possibility to do a lot of intiliazation etc.
Logger:
Has a message (Send Log Message) that other actors can use to write to the log. It is supposed to take a string input and a log level (error, warning, debug etc). This message chain sends data to the actor core with a user event.
The Actor Core of Logger is supposed to save the incoming message to a log, but should be able to do it in several different ways (file, database, email or whatever).
Logger Output:
Abstract class that has a dynamic dispatch vi called "Write Output" that all it's children are supposed to overwrite.
Logger Output File
Child of Logger Output and overwrites "Write Output" to save the string to a file on disk.
Problem:
I want to be able to set up the actor core for Logger once and for all but still be able to create new children of "Logger Output" and have them be handled in the Logger actor core.
My idea was to have Logger use an array of objects as private data and initialize this array in the Controller actor core.
In the logger actor core I could then auto index the array and use each element (each Logger Output child) and the abstract "Write Output" vi to get the correct functionality.
HOWEVER, I cannot get this to work properly and I think I have misunderstood something or stared myself blind on this problem. I have tried 3 different methods when it comes to private data for Logger.
1. Labview Object
2. Array of Labview Object
3. Array of Logger Output Object
Of these 3 methods, I can only get the first one to work and that doesn't accomplish what I want in the end (being able to add more classes without changing private data / actor core for Logger).
I have included 3 screenshots that show snippets of 2 of the actor cores and the private data. File names should correspond to my description above.
The screenshot "Logger actor core.png" shows a very fast test of the 3 different methods I described above. Each of the 3 tunnel inputs to the event structure can be wired to the "Reference" input of "To More Specific Class", but only method 1 (Labview Object) works.
If you need additional information / screenshots or whatever please ask.
Thanks in advance
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Logger actor core.PNG ‏25 KB
Controller Actor Core.PNG ‏11 KB

Answer 1

Thanks for the reply and sorry for the confusing OP. It was meant as a quick test and a way to skip making 10+ screenshots .
I updated the actor core for the Controller and Logger to be less confusing (hopefully) and attached 2 screenshots.
I agree with you that it would be a good idea to make a message for the controller that can launch new children of the L" abstract actor, but for these tests I have just launched it the easy way (dragging it to the controller actor core).
Both Logger Output and Logger Output File are actors and in Logger Output there is a dynamic dispatch vi called Write Output that I want to override in all its children.
The problem is when I run the actor core of Logger (see the screenshot) only the abstract version (the one in Logger Output) of Write Output is executed, not the overridden version from Logger Output File.
When I did the same thing with the actor cores looking like the did in my original post, then the correct overridden version got executed when I used the method with one Labview Object in private data (not any array or an array of Logger Output objects).
 EDIT: I just tried to have the Logger private data be a single Logger Output object and writing the Logger Output File to that piece of private data in the Controller and the correct Write Output override method gets called now. So apparently I have done something stupid when it comes to creating the array of Logger Output objects and writing them in the controller? The private data is in the Logger actor so I have simply right clicked and chosen "New VI for Data Member Access" and chosen "Write" for "Element of Array of Logger Output Objects".
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Logger actor core updated.PNG ‏24 KB