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|caveats=**For applications where this is problematic, it's possible to place the call to llInstantMessage in a child script and pass the information to that script via [[llMessageLinked]]. | |caveats=**For applications where this is problematic, it's possible to place the call to llInstantMessage in a child script and pass the information to that script via [[llMessageLinked]]. | ||
*The message sent can not be longer than 1024 bytes. | *The message sent can not be longer than 1024 bytes. | ||
|examples= | |examples=Tell the owner somebody touched the object: | ||
Tell the owner somebody touched the object: | <lsl>key owner; | ||
< | |||
key owner; | |||
default | |||
{ | |||
on_rez(integer start_param) | on_rez(integer start_param) | ||
{ | { | ||
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llInstantMessage(owner,llKey2Name(owner)+", " + (string)total_num +" Avatar(s) touched me!"); | llInstantMessage(owner,llKey2Name(owner)+", " + (string)total_num +" Avatar(s) touched me!"); | ||
} | } | ||
} | }</lsl> | ||
</ | |||
Send a confirmation to the Avatar that touches an object without spamming other Avatars: | Send a confirmation to the Avatar that touches an object without spamming other Avatars: | ||
< | <lsl>default | ||
{ | |||
touch_start(integer total_num) | touch_start(integer total_num) | ||
{ | { | ||
llInstantMessage(llDetectedKey(0),"You have been registered!"); | llInstantMessage(llDetectedKey(0),"You have been registered!"); | ||
} | } | ||
} | }</lsl> | ||
</ | |||
|helpers | |helpers | ||
|also_functions= | |also_functions= | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 2 January 2008
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Summary
Function: llInstantMessage( key user, string message );| 2.0 | Forced Delay |
| 10.0 | Energy |
Sends an Instant Message specified in the string message to the user specified by key.
| • key | user | |||
| • string | message |
Caveats
- This function causes the script to sleep for 2.0 seconds.
- For applications where this is problematic, it's possible to place the call to llInstantMessage in a child script and pass the information to that script via llMessageLinked.
- The message sent can not be longer than 1024 bytes.
Examples
Tell the owner somebody touched the object: <lsl>key owner;
default {
on_rez(integer start_param)
{
owner=llGetOwner(); // get the key of the objects owner.
}
touch_start(integer total_num)
{
llInstantMessage(owner,llKey2Name(owner)+", " + (string)total_num +" Avatar(s) touched me!");
}
}</lsl> Send a confirmation to the Avatar that touches an object without spamming other Avatars: <lsl>default {
touch_start(integer total_num)
{
llInstantMessage(llDetectedKey(0),"You have been registered!");
}
}</lsl>
Notes
Instant Messaging has the benefit of allowing communication from an object to an avatar anywhere in the Grid. The downside is that an object cannot receive an Instant Message, therefore an avatar cannot send an Instant Message to an object. It's a one-way communication avenue. Also, the two-second script delay can be considered a downside in some applications.
See Also
Functions
| • | llOwnerSay | |||
| • | llRegionSay | – | Sends chat region wide | |
| • | llWhisper | – | Sends chat limited to 10 meters | |
| • | llSay | – | Sends chat limited to 20 meters | |
| • | llShout | – | Sends chat limited to 100 meters |
Deep Notes
Signature |
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function void llInstantMessage( key user, string message ); |