Object verb problems

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Apr 28 2011, 11:02 am

Raruno

I'm reading the Guide and learning the DM programming language, and as I learn new things I'm creating random bits of code to test different functions. I creating a verb that when used by the player, the object named target would be given another icon. When I try this the verb never shows up.

obj
    target
        name = "Red Target"
        icon = 'contarget.dmi'
        icon_state = "1"
        density = 1
        verb
            makeblue(src in oview(1))
                set name = "Acvtivate Target"
                icon = 'contarget.dmi'
                icon_state = "2"

Apr 28 2011, 11:39 am

TheProductions

Raruno wrote:

I'm reading the Guide and learning the DM programming language, and as I learn new things I'm creating random bits of code to test different functions. I creating a verb that when used by the player, the object named target would be given another icon. When I try this the verb never shows up.

> obj
>   target
>       name = "Red Target"
>       icon = 'contarget.dmi'
>       icon_state = "1"
>       density = 1
>       verb
>           makeblue(src in oview(1))
>               set name = "Acvtivate Target"
>               icon = 'contarget.dmi'
>               icon_state = "2"
>

 obj
    target
        name = "Red Target"
        icon = 'contarget.dmi'
        icon_state = "1"
        density = 1
        verb
            makeblue()
                set src in oview(1) // <---
                set name = "Acvtivate Target"
                icon = 'contarget.dmi'
                icon_state = "2"

Apr 28 2011, 11:48 am In response to TheProductions
Raruno	Thank you. How do you know when to define it in the body or in the parameter?

Apr 28 2011, 11:51 am In response to Raruno
F0lak	Parameters are information input directly into the function being called, whether it be from user input (`verb/say(msg as text)`) or from another function elsewhere (`step(src, dir)`) `set` is used to set-up the way the verb is used. Such as name and desc, and distance calculators.