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# $EPIC: outputinfo.txt,v 1.4 2006/08/19 03:36:44 sthalik Exp $

Synopsis:

$outputinfo()

Technical:

  • This function does not take any arguments; they are ignored.
  • The return value is the current output display context
  • The current output display context is the mechanism by which the program figures out what window output should go to.
  • Throughout the entire client, the tuple (server refnum, lastlog level) can map to only one window (but perhaps not to any window).
  • The current output display context is composed of two pieces of information:
  • The current lastlog level
  • The current target (nickname or channel)
  • The current display target may not always be set
  • The return value is the current output display context either as one word (if the current target is unset) or two words (if the current target is set)

Practical:

If the current target is set, then you could use $querywin() or $chanwin() to figure out where an /echo would go. If the current target is not set, then you could use $levelwindow() to figure out where an /echo would go. But in either case, these two pieces of information are all you need to know to figure out where an /echo would send its output.

Returns:

The current output display context, comprised of the current lastlog level and optionally the current target.

Examples:

on msg "hop *" { eval echo $outputinfo() }
       Outputs "MSGS hop" because this is
       a MSGS and it is from hop
on public "% #epic *" { eval echo $outputinfo() }
       Outputs "PUBLIC #epic" beacuse this
       is a PUBLIC and it is to #epic.
on 432 * { eval echo $outputinfo() }
       Outputs "CRAP" because this is a
       miscelaneous message and is not
       related to a channel or other user.

History:

This function first appeared in EPIC4-1.1.12

outputinfo.txt · Last modified: 2006/08/29 16:08 by 127.0.0.1