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|usage=
|usage=
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
herolab.getMasterName()
herolab.getMasterName()
herolab.getMasterName(id)
herolab.getMasterName(tokenRef)
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>


'''Parameters'''
'''Parameters'''
{{param|id|The token id of the token to name, defaults to the Current Token.}}
{{param|tokenRef|Either the token [[getSelected|{{code|id}}]] or [[getTokenName|Token Name]] of the token to name, defaults to the Current Token.}}
{{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.}}


|example=
|example=
Get the Hero Lab Master character name associated with the character represented by the current token.
Get the Hero Lab Master character name associated with the character represented by the current token.
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
[h: myMaster = herolab.getMasterName()]
[h: myMaster = herolab.getMasterName()]
[r: out = "My master's name is: " + myMaster]
[r: out = "My master's name is: " + myMaster]
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>
Returns:
Returns:
<source lang="text" line>
<syntaxhighlight lang="text" line>
My master's name is: Fred
My master's name is: Fred
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>


|also=
|also=

Latest revision as of 01:35, 17 May 2024

herolab.getMasterName() Function

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

Introduced in version 1.5
Get basic information about the Hero Lab data associated with this token. Returns a JSON object containing various metadata about the character.

Usage

herolab.getMasterName()
herolab.getMasterName(tokenRef)

Parameters

  • tokenRef - Either the token id or Token Name of the token to name, defaults to the Current Token.
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

Get the Hero Lab Master character name associated with the character represented by the current token.
[h: myMaster = herolab.getMasterName()]
[r: out = "My master's name is: " + myMaster]

Returns:

My master's name is: Fred

See Also

Version Changes

  • 1.5 - Added to main MapTool build.