GetRecentLines
Script function

world.GetRecentLines

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Type

Method

Summary

Assembles a block of text from recent MUD output

Prototype

BSTR GetRecentLines(long Count);

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Description

This returns a block of text consisting of the nominated number of recently-arrived lines from the MUD.

It excludes notes or commands you type.

It includes lines even if they have been omitted from output by a trigger.

A "line" is a string of text from the MUD followed by a newline character. This is different from the lines returned by GetLineInfo which are physical lines which appear in the output window. Thus a line here might be shown as 5 lines on the screen if they wrapped around to fit them in.

The maximum number of lines stored by MUSHclient is the most recent 100. Thus, even if you request more than 100 lines you will only get 100.

The number you nominate is counted from the bottom, so if you ask for 1 line it will be the most recent, 2 lines will be the most recent 2 lines and so on.

VBscript example

world.Note GetRecentLines (10)


Lua example

Note (GetRecentLines (10))


Return value

A string containing the nominated number of lines of recent MUD output, separated by the newline character (hex 0A).



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Functions

FNC_Debug Debug (Displays debugging information about the world)
FNC_EchoInput EchoInput (A flag to indicate whether we are echoing command input to the output window)
FNC_GetConnectDuration GetConnectDuration (Returns the number of seconds this world has been connected.)
FNC_GetEntity GetEntity (Retrieves the value of an MXP server-defined entity)
FNC_GetHostAddress GetHostAddress (Returns a list of IP addresses that correspond to a host name on the Internet)
FNC_GetHostName GetHostName (Returns the host name that corresponds to an IP address on the Internet)
FNC_GetInfo GetInfo (Gets information about the current world)
FNC_GetInternalCommandsList GetInternalCommandsList (Returns a list of the internal MUSHclient command names)
FNC_GetLineCount GetLineCount (Gets count of lines received)
FNC_GetLineInfo GetLineInfo (Gets details about a specified line in the output window)
FNC_GetLinesInBufferCount GetLinesInBufferCount (Returns the number of lines in the output window)
FNC_GetMainWindowPosition GetMainWindowPosition (Returns the position and size of the main MUSHclient window)
FNC_GetNotepadWindowPosition GetNotepadWindowPosition (Returns the position and size of the specified notepad window)
FNC_GetNotes GetNotes (Gets the world's notes)
FNC_GetQueue GetQueue (Returns a variant array which is a list of queued commands)
FNC_GetReceivedBytes GetReceivedBytes (Returns the number of bytes received from the world)
FNC_GetSelectionEndColumn GetSelectionEndColumn (Returns the endling column of the selection in the output window)
FNC_GetSelectionEndLine GetSelectionEndLine (Returns the last line of the selection in the output window)
FNC_GetSelectionStartColumn GetSelectionStartColumn (Returns the starting column of the selection in the output window)
FNC_GetSelectionStartLine GetSelectionStartLine (Returns the starting line of the selection in the output window)
FNC_GetSentBytes GetSentBytes (Returns the number of bytes sent to the world)
FNC_GetStyleInfo GetStyleInfo (Gets details about a specified style run for a specified line in the output window)
FNC_GetSysColor GetSysColor (Gets the colour of various windows items)
FNC_GetSystemMetrics GetSystemMetrics (Returns selected system information from Windows)
FNC_GetWorldID GetWorldID (Returns the 24-character ID of the current world)
FNC_GetWorldWindowPosition GetWorldWindowPosition (Returns the position and size of the current world window)
FNC_GetWorldWindowPositionX GetWorldWindowPositionX (Returns the position and size of a specific world window)
FNC_GetXMLEntity GetXMLEntity (Retrieves the value of a standard entity)
FNC_IsConnected IsConnected (Tests to see if the world is connected to the MUD server)
FNC_SetChanged SetChanged (Sets or clears the "document has changed" flag)
FNC_SetEntity SetEntity (Sets the value of an MXP entity)
FNC_UdpPortList UdpPortList (Returns an array of all the UDP ports in use by this world)
FNC_Version Version (Gets the MUSHclient version string.)
FNC_WorldAddress WorldAddress (Returns the TCP/IP address of the current world.)
FNC_WorldName WorldName (Gets the world's name)
FNC_WorldPort WorldPort (Returns the port number of the current world.)

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