macroLink

macroLink() Function

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

Usage

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

The string generated by the macroLink function follows this format:

<a href="macro://macroName/output/target?args">text</a>

• text is the text to display for the link.
• macroName is the name of the macro to run when the link is clicked. The macroName 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 commas (defaults to impersonated)
  • impersonated - the impersonated Token
  • selected - the selected Tokens
  • Token Id - the id of a Token.

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>