<HEAD> <TITLE> query_heart_beat() - query the status of an object's heartbeat </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND=http://www.imaginary.com/~beek/gifs/bg.jpg TEXT=#000000 ALINK=#FFFF00 VLINK=#550000 LINK=#000099> <center> <H1> query_heart_beat() - query the status of an object's heartbeat </H1> </center> <p> <b> int query_heart_beat( object ); </b> <p> Returns the value with which set_heart_beat() has been called with on 'object'. If object is not given, it defaults to the current object. If the object has no heart beat, 0 will be returned. <p> See also: <A HREF=../../applies/heart_beat.html> heart_beat </A>, <A HREF=set_heart_beat.html> set_heart_beat </A> <p> <HR> <ADDRESS> <A HREF=http://wagner.princeton.edu/~tim> Tim Hollebeek </A> <p> <A HREF="http://www.imaginary.com/~beek/"> Beek </A>@ZorkMUD, Lima Bean, IdeaExchange, TMI-2, and elsewhere </ADDRESS>