Tuesday, July 5, 2011

2013 HELP: Scripting. Meet LSL, object oriented, event driven and other concepts

Object oriented, event driven
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You probably don't need to remember this page.  If you fool with scripts at all (even just putting them into objects), you may need to understand the concepts here.
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Vocabulary
  • Script (in LSL)
  • Object-oriented
  • Event-driven
  • Triggering event
  • Parameter (in a script)
  • Function (in scripts)
  • User-defined Function
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Script (in LSL) 
A script (LSL) in a text document with instructions to Second Life software telling it what you want to happen and when you want it to happen.  A script document can exist in your inventory or in the contents of an object.  Your inventory has a folder named Scripts.  
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Click on the name to open the folder.  Note the special  graphic used to mark a script.  That is how you distinguish it from other assets.
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You can move (full perm) scripts between your inventory and object contents by dragging them. Assuming they are full perm, you will drag a copy and another copy will remain.
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Object-oriented
LSL scripts only live in contents of an object.  You inventory can contain scripts as documents.  Those are just lines of text.  When you put a script into the contents folder of an object, the system recognizes the lines as instructions to be carried out (executed) and makes the necessary arrangements.
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Many instructions in scripts apply specifically to the objects that contain them.  You can put the same script in multiple objects and so give them all the same instructions.
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Object contents: what you put there and why
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Event-driven
A script will contain one or more triggering events each followed by a block of code that tells the system what to do when the triggering event occurs.  Example:
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Triggering event: Touch (left mouse click on the object).
Action: Give a specific notecard to the person who touched the object.
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You can find a list of trigger events here:
LSL Wiki
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Parameter (in a script):   A value that can be changed to alter some specific result of a script without requiring any other change in the script.  Parameters are often used to control details of what the script does.
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Function (in scripts)
An independent unit of code that is executed on call.  It is often controlled by parameters supplied at the point/time of execution.
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User-defined Function
Code placed at the beginning of a script to be executed at one or more later points.  It is often controlled by parameters supplied at the point/time of execution.  User-defined Functions are convenient for handling code that is to be reused, either in a single script or in multiple scripts. In the other resources below, you will find user-defined functions that you may want to collect and use in your own scripts.
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To reuse such a function, you copy the code into the beginning of another script.  Control by parameters can allow great flexibility of use.  You do not need to know any details about a function works  to use it.  You only need to know what result comes from the function, how the parameters control it, and where it begins and ends.
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