Difference between revisions of "Rednet message (event)"
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{{Event | {{Event | ||
|name=rednet_message | |name=rednet_message | ||
| − | |desc=Fired when any Rednet message arrives. | + | |desc=Fired when any Rednet message arrives through an open modem. |
|return1=The computer ID of the sender (see [[os.computerID|os.getComputerID()]]). | |return1=The computer ID of the sender (see [[os.computerID|os.getComputerID()]]). | ||
| − | |return2=The message. | + | |return2=The message as a [[string (type) | string]]. If message was previously a table see [[textutils.unserialize]] |
|return3=The distance between the modems. | |return3=The distance between the modems. | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Example | ||
| + | |desc=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 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Example | ||
| + | |desc=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 | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 18 January 2013
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(Reason: A demonstration on the use and handling of this event would be beneficial. AfterLifeLochie 16:02, 30 November 2012 (MSK)) |
 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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