Script function
world.GetChatOption
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Type
Method
Summary
Gets the value of a chat session option
Prototype
VARIANT GetChatOption(long ID, BSTR OptionName);
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Description
Gets the current value of a chat session option.
You must specify the identifier of a current chat session, and a chat option from the list below.
The return type is Variant, so the returned value will be the appropriate type for the data (ie. string or number (long)).
If the option name is not known, or is not allowed to be retrieved, a NULL variant is returned.
If the chat session does not exist, EMPTY is returned. If the name given is invalid, NULL is returned. If the option name is not known, EMPTY is returned. (Use "IsEmpty" and "IsNull" to test for these possibilities).
OPTION NAMES
"address" - TCP/IP address of remote user (address to call them)
"can_send_commands" - can that user send us commands?
"can_send_files" - can that user send us files?
"can_snoop" - can that user snoop on our session?
"group" - their group name
"ignore" - ignore them?
"private" - private session?
"served" - incoming call?
"server" - TCP/IP address of remote user
"user" - user value (for scripting, is not used by MUSHclient)
"username" - their chat name
"version" - what version client they are using
Available in MUSHclient version 3.37 onwards.
VBscript example
Note GetChatOption (ChatGetID ("nick"), "group")
Jscript example
Note (GetChatOption (ChatGetID ("nick"), "group"));
PerlScript example
Note (GetChatOption (ChatGetID ("nick"), "group"));
Python example
world.Note (world.GetChatOption (world.ChatGetID ("nick"), "group"))
Lua example
Note (GetChatOption (ChatGetID ("nick"), "group"))
Return value
As described above.
See Also ...
Topics
Chat system
Getting started
Functions
(ChatAcceptCalls) Accepts incoming chat calls
(ChatCall) Calls a chat server (makes an outgoing call) using the MudMaster chat protocol
(ChatCallzChat) Calls a zChat chat server (makes an outgoing call)
(ChatDisconnect) Disconnects a current chat call
(ChatDisconnectAll) Disconnects all current chat calls
(ChatEverybody) Sends a chat message to every connected chat user
(ChatGetID) Looks up what chat ID (identifier) corresponds to a particular chat name
(ChatGroup) Sends a chat message to every connected chat user in the specified group
(ChatID) Sends a chat message to a particular chat session
(ChatMessage) Sends a message to a chat user (raw format)
(ChatNameChange) Changes your chat name
(ChatNote) Does a note using ANSI codes for the chat system
(ChatPasteEverybody) Pastes the clipboard contents to every connected person
(ChatPasteText) Pastes the clipboard contents to that person
(ChatPeekConnections) Sends a "peek connections" message to the specified chat user
(ChatPersonal) Sends a chat message to a particular person
(ChatPing) Sends a ping message to the specified chat user
(ChatRequestConnections) Sends a "request connections" message to the specified chat user
(ChatSendFile) Starts sending a file to the specified chat user
(ChatStopAcceptingCalls) Stops this world from accepting chat calls
(ChatStopFileTransfer) Stops a file transfer in progress to that chat user
(GetChatInfo) Get information about a chat connection
(GetChatList) Gets the list of chat sessions
(SetChatOption) Sets the value of a chat session option
(Help topic: function=GetChatOption)