llGetEnv

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Summary

Function: string llGetEnv( string name );

Returns a string with the requested data about the region.

• string name The name of the data to request

Table of valid name values.
Name Description
"sim_channel" Get the current region's channel string, for example "Second Life Server"
"sim_version" Get the current region's version number string, for example "10.11.30.215699"
"frame_number" Get the frame number of the simulator, for example "42042". Note that the return value is a string, so cast to an integer for use in calculations

Examples

<lsl> default {

   touch_start(integer total_number)
   {
       string version = llGetEnv("sim_version");
       llOwnerSay("Region " + llGetRegionName() + " is running "
                  + llGetEnv("sim_channel") + " version " + version );
       list ver = llParseString2List(version, ["."], []);
       llOwnerSay("Build: "+llList2String(ver, 3));
       llOwnerSay("Build Date: "+llList2String(ver, 2)+"-"+llList2String(ver, 1)+"-20"+llList2String(ver, 0));
   }

}

</lsl>

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Deep Notes

History

  • Introduced in Second Life RC LeTigre 10.11.30.215699, deployed on 2010-12-01.
  • Deployed to rest of Agni with Second Life Server 10.11.30.215699, Second Life RC BlueSteel 10.12.06.216207, Second Life RC Magnum 10.11.30.215699
  • "frame_number" option added in Second Life RC BlueSteel 12.01.03.247042
    • Returns an integer that represents the current 'frame' of the simulator. Generally only useful for specific debugging cases.
  • Removed (temporarily?) in Second Life RC BlueSteel 12.01.06.247303

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function string llGetEnv( string name );