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Returns a [[Macros:string list|string list]] containing the ids of the selected [[Token:NPC token|NPC token]]s on the current [[Map:map|map]].
Returns a list containing the ids of the selected [[Token:NPC token|NPC token]]s on the current [[Map:map|map]]. The type of the value returned depends on the delimiter parameter.
* If the delimiter is not specified then a [[Macros:string list|string list]] is returned with the default value of ',' is used.
* If the delimiter ''"json"'' then a [[Macros:json array|json array]] is returned. '''(as of MapTool 1.3b49)'''
* Otherwise a [[Macros:string list|string list]] is returned with the delimiter passed in.
 
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Revision as of 14:23, 24 December 2008

Function getSelected

This function can only be called from a trusted macro

Returns a list containing the ids of the selected NPC tokens on the current map. The type of the value returned depends on the delimiter parameter.

  • If the delimiter is not specified then a string list is returned with the default value of ',' is used.
  • If the delimiter "json" then a json array is returned. (as of MapTool 1.3b49)
  • Otherwise a string list is returned with the delimiter passed in.

Usage

[h: macros = getSelected()]
[h: macros = getSelected(delim)]

delim is the delimiter used to separate the values in the string list which defaults to ',' if not specified.


Examples

To display the ids of all of the selected tokens on the current map use.

[h: ids = getSelected()]
[foreach(id, ids, "<br>"): id]