Was just wondering if there is any advantages over the way I did it and the way you would have. I'm still a semi-new coder and don't really see that there is one way or the other, but more than likely I'm missing something important there. Anyways just wondering.
Krad, Owner/Imp: Sublingual Liason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chad Simmons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bradley Hegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:59 AM Subject: Re: Changes to do_say > --- Bradley Hegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey all, > > > > > > I recently made some changes to do_say to add a little more > > functionallity to it. I figured I'd send it to the list for others to use > > and to get some feedback on it. Not really sure if this was the best way to > > this, but here it is. > > > Looks good, though I would probably have done it like: > > > void do_say( CHAR_DATA *ch, char *argument ) > { > > char *wrapper; > char buf[MSL]; > char speak_verb[10]; > char *string; > int length; > > > string = argument; > > if ( argument[0] == '\0' ) > { > send_to_char( "Say what?\n\r", ch ); > return; > } > > wrapper = wrapstr(ch,argument); > length = strlen(string); > > switch(string[length-1]) > { > case '!': > strcpy(speak_verb, "exclaim"); break; > case '?': > strcpy(speak_verb, "ask"); break; > default: > strcpy(speak_verb, "state"); break; > > } > > sprintf(buf,"$n %ss: '%s{x'",wrapper, speak_verb); > act( buf, ch, NULL, argument, TO_ROOM ); > printf_to_char(ch,"You %s: '%s{x'\n\t", wrapper, speak_verb); > > if ( !IS_NPC(ch) ) > { > CHAR_DATA *mob, *mob_next; > for ( mob = ch->in_room->people; mob != NULL; mob = mob_next ) > { > mob_next = mob->next_in_room; > if ( IS_NPC(mob) && HAS_TRIGGER( mob, TRIG_SPEECH ) > && mob->position == mob->pIndexData->default_pos ) > mp_act_trigger( argument, mob, ch, NULL, NULL, TRIG_SPEECH ); > } > } > return; > } > > ===== > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version 3.1 > GCS/L/C/O d-(+) s++: a-- C+++$>++++ UBLS++++$ > P+++(--)$ L+++>++++ E--- W+>++$ N !o K? w(--) !O > M- !V PS+ PE(++) Y+ PGP->+ t+ 5 X+() R(+) tv+@ > b++(+++) !DI+++ D G(-) e>+++$ h---() r+++ y+++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > -- > ROM mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.rom.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rom >

