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LFUN

int id (string str)

DESCRIPTION

Check if this objects identifies with a given description.

Argument

str: the key description to test against.

Result

0 if this object does not identify with <str>, non-zero if it does.

The description <str> is matched against the P_ADS/P_IDS and the P_CLASS_ADS/P_CLASS_IDS combinations possible. Case and spaces are irrelevant. Accepted are any combinations of _ADS followed by one of the _IDS.

P_LAST_ID, P_LAST_VERB and P_LAST_PLAYER are updated appropriately.

Direct use of this function is discouraged, use the Search(M)() lfuns of the livings instead.

EXAMPLE

  obj->id("nasty knife")

IMPLEMENTED

/std/thing/description, and redefined where needed.

SEE ALSO

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