/doc/efun/tell_object

SYNOPSIS

void tell_object(object ob, string str)

DESCRIPTION

Send a message str to object ob. If it is an interactive object (a user), and it does not define catch_tell(), then the message will go to him (her?), otherwise the lfun catch_tell() of the living will be called with the message as argument.

EXAMPLE

	object who;
	who=find_player("deepthought");
	tell_object(who, "Hi!\n");

Just tell Deepthought a simple "Hi!". Object 1 (living with the name "dummymonster")

	   void catch_tell(string str) {
	      write("Received: "+str+"\n");
	   }

Object 2

	   void func() {
	      object who;
	      who=find_living("dummymonster");
	      tell_object(who, "Follow me, mortal one!\n");
	      ...
	   }

This examples shows how tell_object() together with catch_tell() works.

SEE ALSO

write

shout

say

catch_tell

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