getStrProp

getStrProp() Function

• Introduced in version 1.3b42

Returns the value associated with a key from the specified string property list.

Usage

<source lang="mtmacro" line> getStrProp(propList, key) getStrProp(propList, key, default) getStrProp(propList, key, default, delim) </syntaxhighlight> Parameters

• proplist - String property list to extract data from.
• key - Key within string to extract. This cannot include a space.
• default - Value returned if the key is not found.
• delim - Delimiter between fields (default is ";").

Example

To get the name from a weapon string property list

<source lang="mtmacro" line> [h: weapon = "name=longsword; damage=1d8; maxdamage=8"] Name of Weapon: [r: getStrProp(weapon, "name")] </syntaxhighlight> Returns Name of Weapon: longsword.

To get the minimum damage from a weapon string property list with a default value should the key not exist <source lang="mtmacro" line> [h: weapon = "name=longsword; damage=1d8; maxdamage=8"] Minimum damage of Weapon: [r: getStrProp(weapon, "mindamage", 1)] </syntaxhighlight> Returns Minimum damage of Weapon: 1.

To get the damage from a weapon string property list where the field delimiter is a colon. The default is 1d3 (note that a default value must be provided in order to specify the delimiter). <source lang="mtmacro" line> [h: weapon = "name=longsword: damage=1d8: maxdamage=8"] Damage of Weapon: [r: getStrProp(weapon, "damage", "1d3", ":")] </syntaxhighlight>

Returns Damage of Weapon: 1d8.

Version Changes

• 1.3b43 - Added the optional error parameter.