Function: Identity

Identity ( ELEMENT )

Returns the identity of an element.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ELEMENT	ELEMENT	The element to fetch the identity of.

Returns

VALUE(STRING)

The identity of the provided element or element reference as a string.

What It Does

This function returns the name used to identify the provided element in TAMEScript (and the rest of the internals of TAME).

Example

Identity Example


action transitive a_identify named "identify";
action general a_quit named "quit";

object archetype o_object
{
	onAction(a_identify)
	{
		textln(identity(this));
	}
}

object o_ballred : o_object named "red ball", "ball"
{
	onWorldBrowse()
	{
		textln("A red ball is here.");
	}
}

object o_ballblue : o_object named "blue ball", "ball"
{
	onWorldBrowse()
	{
		textln("A blue ball is here.");
	}
}

object o_ballyellow : o_object named "yellow ball", "ball"
{
	onWorldBrowse()
	{
		textln("A yellow ball is here.");
	}
}

world
{
	init()
	{
		giveObject(this, o_ballred);
		giveObject(this, o_ballblue);
		giveObject(this, o_ballyellow);
	}

	onAction(a_quit)
	{
		quit;
	}
	
	start()
	{
		textln("Type \"identify\" and a ball type, and you'll get something back like:");
		textln(identity(o_ballred));
		textln("");
		browse(this);
	}
}