world.GetPluginAliasInfo

MUSHclient script function (Method) — introduced in version 3.23

Gets details about a named alias for a specified plugin

Prototype

VARIANT GetPluginAliasInfo(BSTR PluginID, BSTR AliasName, short InfoType);

Data type meanings

Description

Gets details about the specified alias for the specified plugin.

You can obtain various "types" of information about the alias by specifying an "InfoType". The possible InfoTypes are described under GetAliasInfo.

If the named alias does not exist, EMPTY is returned. If the name given is invalid, NULL is returned. If the InfoType given is out of range, NULL is returned. If the plugin does not exist, NULL is returned. (Use "IsEmpty" and "IsNull" to test for these possibilities).

If you want to find the value of a alias in the current plugin, use "GetAliasInfo".

If you are writing a plugin and want to find "global" MUSHclient alias values, use an empty plugin ID, eg.

world.Note world.GetPluginAliasInfo ("", "my_alias", 1)

VBscript example

world.note world.GetPluginAliasInfo ("c8efc9f9e1edd118c6f2dbf5", "my_alias", 2)

Jscript example

world.note(world.GetPluginAliasInfo  ("c8efc9f9e1edd118c6f2dbf5", "my_alias", 2));

PerlScript example

/$world->note ($world->GetPluginAliasInfo  ("c8efc9f9e1edd118c6f2dbf5", "my_alias", 2));

Python example

world.note(world.GetPluginAliasInfo  ("c8efc9f9e1edd118c6f2dbf5", "my_alias", 2))

Lua example

Note (GetPluginAliasInfo  ("c8efc9f9e1edd118c6f2dbf5", "my_alias", 2))

Lua notes

Lua returns nil where applicable instead of an "empty variant" or "null variant".

Return value

The specified information about the alias, as described above.
An EMPTY variant, if the alias does not exist.
A NULL variant if the alias name is invalid.
A NULL variant if the InfoType is not a valid type.
A NULL variant if the plugin is not installed.

Related topic

Aliases

See also