message(3)            LPC Library Functions            message(3)

NAME
     message() - deliver messages to "living" objects

SYNOPSIS
     void message( mixed class, string message, mixed target,
                   mixed exclude );

DESCRIPTION
     message() calls receive_message(mixed class, string message)
     in  all  objects  in  the target list excluding those in the
     exclude list. This basically tells the object the message.

     Class is the type of message (used for clients and such). An
     example would be 'combat', 'shout', 'emergency' etc.

     Message is a string containing the text to send.

     Target is a list of objects to be sent the message. This can
     be  either  a single object string or object pointer, or may
     be an array of  either.   If  a  target  is  non-living  all
     objects in its environment will receive the message.

     Exclude is a list of objects that  should  not  receive  the
     message.  This  can  either  be  one  object  or an array of
     objects.

SEE ALSO
     say(3), write(3), shout(3), tell_object(3), tell_room(3)

MudOS                Last change: 5 Sep 1994                    1