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===Examples===
===Examples===
To create a link that will call a macro called Test on the [[Token:library_token|Library Token]] named Lib:Test that says "''Click on me!''" and displays the output to the GM.
To create a link that will call a macro called Test on the [[Token:library_token|Library Token]] named Lib:Test that says "''Click on me!''" and displays the output to the GM.
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<source lang="mtmacro">
[r: macroLink("Click on me!", "Test@Lib:Test", "gm", "")]
[r: macroLink("Click on me!", "Test@Lib:Test", "gm", "count=6", "impersonated")]
</source>
produces this output:
<source lang="html4strict">
<a href="macro://Test@Lib:Test/gm/impersonated?count=6;">Click on me!</a>
</source>
</source>

Revision as of 07:14, 5 February 2009

Function macroLink

Creates the HTML for a link which will run the specified macro when clicked on.



Usage

[r: link = macroLink(text, macro)]
[r: link = macroLink(text, macro, output, args)]
[r: link = macroLink(text, macro, output, args)]
[r: link = macroLink(text, macro, output, args, target)]


  • text is the text to display for the link.
  • macro is the name of the macro to run when the link is clicked.

The macro is in the same format that is used for [macro(...): ...] e.g. Test@Lib:test

  • output contains who the output of the macro should go to, values are (defaults to none)
    • self - Display only to person who clicked on the link.
    • gm - Display to GM.
    • all - everyone (acts like a /say)
    • none - discard any output.
  • args Any arguments to be passed to the macro when it is called.
  • target Which tokens to run the macro on. Target can be one or more of the following (separated by ",")

Examples

To create a link that will call a macro called Test on the Library Token named Lib:Test that says "Click on me!" and displays the output to the GM.

[r: macroLink("Click on me!", "Test@Lib:Test", "gm", "count=6", "impersonated")]

produces this output:

<a href="macro://Test@Lib:Test/gm/impersonated?count=6;">Click on me!</a>