Things.Add Method (String, String, Room)

ThingsAdd Method (String, String, Room)

Hartismere School

[This is preliminary documentation and is subject to change.]

Adds a new Thing to the collection of Things.

Namespace: EJW.TextBasedAdventure
Assembly: EJW.TextBasedAdventure (in EJW.TextBasedAdventure.dll) Version: 2.0.5850.21153

Syntax

public Thing Add(
	string Name,
	string Text,
	Room Room
)

Public Function Add ( 
	Name As String,
	Text As String,
	Room As Room
) As Thing

public:
Thing^ Add(
	String^ Name, 
	String^ Text, 
	Room^ Room
)

member Add : 
        Name : string * 
        Text : string * 
        Room : Room -> Thing

Name: Type: SystemString
Name of the Thing.
Text: Type: SystemString
Description of the Thing (Displayed when the player "Inspects" it. Can be overridden with DescriptionOverride.
Room: Type: EJW.TextBasedAdventureRoom
Starting Room for the thing. Can be null to be hidden.

Type: Thing
The new Thing.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
Exception	Name must be unique.

Examples

To add a new Thing...

Game g = new Game("Demo");
g.Rooms.Add("Kitchen","A clean and tidy kitchen.");
g.Things.Add("hat","It's green and old.",g.Rooms["Kitchen"]);