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==Function getState==
{{stub|Examples using current functionality.}}
Returns 1 if the specified [[Token:Token State|Token State]] is set on the [[Token:Current Token|Current Token]] otherwise it returns 0.
{{MacroFunction
|name=getState
|version=1.3b40
|description=
Checks whether the specified [[State]] is active on a token, returning {{true}} or {{false}}.


===Usage===
|usage=
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro">
[h: isSet = getState(name)]
getState(state)
</source>
getState(state, tokenRef)
getState(state, tokenRef, mapname)
</syntaxhighlight>
'''Parameters'''
{{param|state|The name of the state to check for.}}
{{param|tokenRef|Either the token [[getSelected|{{code|id}}]] or [[getTokenName|Token Name]] of the token to check for the state.  Defaults to the [[Current Token]]. {{TrustedParameter}} }}
{{param|mapname|The name of the map to find the token.  Defaults to the current map.}}
{{Note|Token IDs are unique, but Token Names can be duplicated. Using Token Name when more than one token has the same name can produce unexpected results.}}


===Examples===
|example=
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
[if(getState("Dead"), "You are dead!", "You are not dead (yet!)")]
[if(getState("Dead"), "You are dead!", "You are not dead (yet!)")]
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>
 
|also=
[[State]], [[setState|setState()]], [[setAllStates|setAllStates()]]
 
|changes=
{{change|1.3b51|Added {{code|id}} parameter option.}}
{{change|1.5.4|Added {{code|mapname}} parameter option.}}
 
}}
[[Category:State Function]]
[[Category:Token Function]]

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getState() Function

Introduced in version 1.3b40
Checks whether the specified State is active on a token, returning true(1) or false(0).

Usage

getState(state)
getState(state, tokenRef)
getState(state, tokenRef, mapname)

Parameters

  • state - The name of the state to check for.
  • tokenRef - Either the token id or Token Name of the token to check for the state. Defaults to the Current Token.

     Note: This parameter can only be used in a Trusted Macro

  • mapname - The name of the map to find the token. Defaults to the current map.
Token IDs are unique, but Token Names can be duplicated. Using Token Name when more than one token has the same name can produce unexpected results.

Example

[if(getState("Dead"), "You are dead!", "You are not dead (yet!)")]

See Also

Version Changes

  • 1.3b51 - Added id parameter option.
  • 1.5.4 - Added mapname parameter option.