File /std/object.c

See also:
/std/room.c

Written by Pinkfish

Inherits

Includes

Method index

add_material(mixed)

This method adds a material to the list of current materials.

clean_up(int)

long(string, int)

The description of an object when someone looks at it.

query_cloned_by()

Who cloned the object.

query_colour()

The colour of the object.

query_material()

The material of the object.

query_materials()

This returns all of the materials of the object.

query_objective()

The objective of the object.

query_possessive()

The possessive of the object.

query_pronoun()

The pronoun of the object.

query_quality()

This method returns the quality of the object.

replace_long_dollars(object, string)

This method replaces any colours of materials in the given string with the appropriate ccolours or materials for this object.

set_colour(string)

Sets the colour of the object.

set_material(mixed)

Sets the material of the object, this adds this material to the front of the material list.

set_name(string)

Gives the object a name.

set_player(object)

Sets the player associated with the object.

set_quality(int)

This method sets the quality of the object.

Public Functions

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add_material

void add_material(mixed material)

This method adds a material to the list of current materials.

Parameters:

material - the material to add

clean_up

int clean_up(int inherited)

long

string long(string word,
            int dark)

The description of an object when someone looks at it. This handles the extra code for messages, colour and material.

Parameters:

word - the word it was matched on

dark - is it dark from the player's perspecitive

Returns:

the long description

query_cloned_by

string query_cloned_by()

Who cloned the object. Used for security reasoin to trace who have been cloning up objects for players.

Returns:

the person who cloned the object

query_colour

string query_colour()

The colour of the object.

Returns:

the colour of the objecy

query_material

string query_material()

The material of the object.

Returns:

the name of the material

query_materials

string * query_materials()

This returns all of the materials of the object.

Returns:

all the materials

query_objective

string query_objective()

The objective of the object.

Returns:

always returns "it"

query_possessive

string query_possessive()

The possessive of the object.

Returns:

always returns "its"

query_pronoun

string query_pronoun()

The pronoun of the object.

Returns:

always returns "it"

query_quality

int query_quality()

This method returns the quality of the object. The quality is used in the crafts system, amongst other things.

replace_long_dollars

string replace_long_dollars(object player,
                            string text)

This method replaces any colours of materials in the given string with the appropriate ccolours or materials for this object.

Parameters:

player - the player attempting to check the colour/material.

text - the text to replace

Returns:

a new string with the dollar identities expanded.

set_colour

void set_colour(string word)

Sets the colour of the object.

Parameters:

word - the colour to make the object

set_material

void set_material(mixed word)

Sets the material of the object, this adds this material to the front of the material list.

Parameters:

word - the material to set it to

set_name

void set_name(string word)

Gives the object a name. Sets the name to the word and makes it the short description and attempts to create the pural short description from it.

Parameters:

name - the name to use

set_player

void set_player(object thing)

Sets the player associated with the object. This is used during the autoload sequence.

Parameters:

thing - the player object we belong to

See also:

/global/auto_load.c

set_quality

void set_quality(int quality)

This method sets the quality of the object. All objects are by default 'normal' quality.

Parameters:

quality - the quality of the object