act()

Called thus:

act("Your sdesc is: $n.", false, tch, 0, 0, TO_CHAR | _ACT_FORMAT);

Where $n is the sdesc of the character being targeted.

Here is the prototype:

act (char *action_message, int hide_invisible, CHAR_DATA * ch,
OBJ_DATA * obj, void *vict_obj, int type)

The variables passed include:

* action_message - The message you want sent out.
* hide_invisible - If it's true, people that cannot see the ch will not see the message either.
* ch - Character, who this is being sent to.
* obj - What object is being targetted.
* vict_obj - an additional target or character
* type - an integer that's passed that defines exactly who sees this action

type is a single integer that uses bit-wise operators. The example above uses "TO_CHAR | _ACT_FORMAT" as the data to pass within that integer. Bits that can be assigned are located in structs.h, multiple bits can be assigned with the '|' (pipe) operator.

#define TO_ROOM ( 1 << 0 )
#define TO_VICT ( 1 << 1 )
#define TO_NOTVICT ( 1 << 2 )
#define TO_CHAR ( 1 << 3 )
#define _ACT_FORMAT ( 1 << 4 )
#define TO_IMMS ( 1 << 5 )
#define _ACT_COMBAT ( 1 << 6 )
#define TO_GROUP ( 1 << 7 )
#define _ACT_SEARCH ( 1 << 8 )
#define _ACT_BLEED ( 1 << 9 )
#define _HIGHLIGHT ( 1 << 10 )
#define _ACT_FIREFIGHT ( 1 << 11 )