add_hidden_object |
Discworld room help |
add_hidden_object |
Name
add_hidden_object - Hidden objects in rooms.
Syntax
void add_hidden_object(object ob);
Description
This puts a hidden object into a room. A hidden object is an object that exists in the room as far as all the find_match calls go. So, for look at's and so on, but does not actually exist in the room so it does not show up in the inventory when the player does a look. This is the method used for putting signs and doors into rooms, that actually have shorts and you can do things to, but do not show up in the inventory. The function init is also called on these objects when init is called in the room. The only thing you cannot put in your init function is an add_action. You can however define up bunches of add_commands...
If this sounds complicated. Think of it as an object that IS in the room, but you cannot see it.
See also
remove_hidden_object, query_hidden_objects
