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llDetectedLinkNumber

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function
Function syntax
integer llDetectedLinkNumber(
  1. integer number// Index of the detection information.
);
Returns
integer
Energy
10

Returns the link number (integer) of the triggered event (touches and collisions only) specified by number. Returns 0 for non-linked objects, 1 for the root prim, and 2+ for child prims. Returns 0 if not supported by the event.

For touch and collision categories of events only.

How to use
integer result = llDetectedLinkNumber(0);

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
Example 1
default
{
    // Drop this script into the root prim of of a build
    // Touch any prim to learn its link number
    touch_start(integer num_detected)
    {
        llOwnerSay("Link number clicked: " + (string)llDetectedLinkNumber(0));
    }
}

Known issues

Section titled “Known issues”

From the issue templates included by the wiki article:

  • SVC-2996 (fs): llDetectedLinkNumber returns 0 with llVolumeDetect(TRUE)

See also

Section titled “See also”

Functions

Section titled “Functions”

Events

Section titled “Events”
Original wiki source

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