SYNOPSIS

void	tell_object	(	object|string ob,	string str	)
void	tell_object	(	object|string ob,	mixed *|mapping|struct|object msg	)

DESCRIPTION

Send a message str to object ob (which is looked up and loaded by given name if necessary).

If the second argument is a string, the message will be printed to ob if it is an interactive user, otherwise it will be passed to the lfun catch_tell(A) on the target living object.

If the second argument is an array/mapping/struct/object, it will be passed to the lfun catch_msg(A) on the target.

USAGE

Just tell Wessex a simple “Hi!”:

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

This examples shows how tell_room(E) works with catch_tell(A):

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");
  ...
}

HISTORY

• changed (3.2.11) – added the ‘mixed *‘ form for symmetry reasons.
• changed (3.3.686) – added the use of a mapping/struct/object as second argument.

SEE ALSO

write(E), say(E), catch_tell(A), catch_msg(A)