LlShout

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Description

Function: llShout( integer channel, string msg );
24 Function ID
0.0 Delay
10.0 Energy

Shouts the text supplied in string msg on channel supplied in integer channel.

• integer channel output channel, any integer value
• string msg message to be transmitted
Channel Constant Description
DEBUG_CHANNEL 0x7FFFFFFF Chat channel reserved for debug and error messages from scripts.
PUBLIC_CHANNEL 0x0 Chat channel that broadcasts to all nearby users.

Caveats

  • Text can only be a maximum of 1024 bytes.
  • Phrases shouted with llShout can only be heard within 100 meters of the speaking object.
  • A prim can not hear itself, to prevent problems with recursion.

Examples

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llShout(0,"This is an incredibly useless program!" );
    }
}

For communicating with the user or owner it is much better to use llDialog, llOwnerSay or llInstantMessage as they won't spam other users.

See Also

Events

•  listen

Functions

•  llListen
•  llOwnerSay
•  llRegionSay Sends chat region wide
•  llWhisper Sends chat limited to 10 meters
•  llSay Sends chat limited to 20 meters
•  llInstantMessage
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