Rednet message (event)
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 Event rednet_message | |
| Fired when any Rednet message arrives through an open modem. | |
| Returned Object 1 | The computer ID of the sender (see os.getComputerID()). |
| Returned Object 2 | The message as a string. If message was previously a table see textutils.unserialize |
| Returned Object 3 | The distance between the modems. |
 Example | |
| Prints a message | |
| Code |
while true do
event, senderId, message, distance = os.pullEvent("rednet_message")
print( "Computer: "..senderId.." sent a message: "..message.." from "..distance.." blocks away!" )
end
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| Example | |
| Ignores messages from any computer other than the one with id 5 | |
| Code |
while true do
event, senderId, message, distance = os.pullEvent("rednet_message")
if senderId == 5 then
print("Got a message from the boss saying: "..message)
end
end
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