File: Basic.em

Description: Functions for converting and manipulating number, character, and string values.
Last Modified: 3/20/2003

CAsc(string)
Parameters:
Name Type
string String to convert
Explanation
Converts the first character of string to an ASCII code
Return values
ASCII code



CAscZ(string)
Parameters:
Name Type
string String to convert
Explanation
Converts the string to an array of the character's ASCII codes
Return values
Array of ASCII values



CChr(integer)
Parameters:
Name Type
number Integer to convert
Explanation
Converts an ASCII value to a string consisting of one character.
Return values
A character



CChrZ(array)
Parameters:
Name Type
array Array of ASCII values
Explanation
Converts an array of ASCII values to a string
Return values
A string



CDbl(variable)
Parameters:
Name Type
variable A variable Int or String
Explanation
Converts a string or int to a real. Only strings containing digits and '.' will return a predicatable result. Ints will be expanded.
Return values
A Real



CInt(variable)
Parameters:
Name Type
variable A variable Real or String
Explanation
Converts a string or real to an integer. Only strings containing digits and '.' will return a predicatable result. Doubles will be truncated.
Return values
An Int



CStr(variable)
Parameters:
Name Type
variable A variable Int or Real
Explanation
Converts a real or int to a string.
Return values
A String



find(string, search, start)
Parameters:
Name Type
string The string to search in
search The string to search for
start The index to start searching at
Explanation
Returns the index of the first occurance of 'search' after 'start' within 'string'
Return values
An int



Hex(number)
Parameters:
Name Type
number The number to convert
Explanation
Returns the hexidecimal value of 'number'
Return values
A hexidecimal



left(string, count)
Parameters:
Name Type
string The string to search
count An int to start from
Explanation
Returns 'count' characters starting from the leftmost character in string 'string'. Reportedly not working in 095. Instead use substrings- Str[start_index,length] returns a substring.
Return values
An Int



len(string|array)
Parameters:
Name Type
string|array A string or array
Explanation
For strings, returns string length. For arrays, returns number of elements. Does not work for structs or dictionaries, use .size() for those.
Return values
An Int



lower(string)
Parameters:
Name Type
string A string to convert
Explanation
Converts 'string' to lowercase (doesn't work with high-ascii characters or unicode)
Return values
A string



Pack(object)
Parameters:
Name Type
object An object to pack
Explanation
Packs a variable into POL's packed data string format. Note that object references CANNOT be saved with the world, but may be passed to other running scripts, or with an event.
Return values
A string



print(anything)
Parameters:
Name Type
anything Any object, or primitive.
Explanation
Prints 'anything' to the console. If it's a string or number, it will show the value. If it's an array, struct or dictionary, it will show the contents of the structure fairly nicely. Else, it shows the type of object, i.e. 'ItemRef'.
Return values
Nothing



SizeOf(expression)
Parameters:
Name Type
expression An expression to evaluate
Explanation
Returns an estimate of the memory used
Return values
An int



SplitWords(string)
Parameters:
Name Type
string The string to split
Explanation
Returns an array of words contained in 'string'. Words are separated by spaces only. Multiple spaces are okay.
Return values
An array



TypeOf(variable)
Parameters:
Name Type
variable a script var
Explanation
Returns a string, depending on the variable type of the parameter. Is one of: "Dictionary", "AccountRef", "ConfigFileRef", "DataFileRef", "DataElemRef", "ScriptExRef", "GuildRef", "BoundingBox", "DebugContext", "Package", "MenuRef", "MobileRef", "OfflineMobileRef", "ItemRef", "BoatRef", "MultiRef", "Uninit", "String", "Integer", "Double", "Array", "ApplicPtr", "ApplicObj", "Error", "Struct".
Return values
A string



Unpack(string)
Parameters:
Name Type
string A string to unpack
Explanation
Unpacks a "packed data string" into the variable it represents. See Pack().
Return values
A variable



upper(string)
Parameters:
Name Type
string A string to convert
Explanation
Converts 'string' to uppercase (doesn't work with high-ascii characters or unicode)
Return values
A string



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