.\"query the status of an object's heartbeat .TH query_heart_beat 3 "5 Sep 1994" MudOS "LPC Library Functions" .SH NAME query_heart_beat() - query the status of an object's heartbeat .SH SYNOPSIS int query_heart_beat( object ); .SH DESCRIPTION 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. .SH SEE ALSO heart_beat(4), set_heart_beat(3)