llGetPermissions

function

Function syntax

integer llGetPermissions();

Returns

integer

Energy

10

Returns an integer bitfield representing the permissions (PERMISSION_*) currently granted to the script.

Returns an integer bitfield with the script permissions granted

How to use

integer result = llGetPermissions();

Specification

Constants		Action	Category	Granter	Automatically granted when…
PERMISSION_DEBIT	0x2	take money from agent’s account	Money	Owner
PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS	0x4	take agent’s controls	Control	Anyone	sat on, attached
PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION	0x10	start or stop Animations on agent	Animation	Anyone	sat on, attached
PERMISSION_ATTACH	0x20	attach/detach from agent	Attachment	Owner or Anyone	attached
PERMISSION_CHANGE_LINKS	0x80	change links	Link	Owner
PERMISSION_TRACK_CAMERA	0x400	track the agent’s camera position and rotation	Camera	Anyone	sat on, attached
PERMISSION_CONTROL_CAMERA	0x800	control the agent’s camera (must be sat on or attached; automatically revoked on stand or detach)	Camera	Anyone	sat on, attached
PERMISSION_TELEPORT	0x1000	teleport the agent	Teleport	Anyone1
PERMISSION_SILENT_ESTATE_MANAGEMENT	0x4000	manage estate access without notifying the owner of changes	Estate	Owner
PERMISSION_OVERRIDE_ANIMATIONS	0x8000	configure the overriding of default animations on agent	Animation	Anyone	attached
PERMISSION_RETURN_OBJECTS	0x10000	Used by llReturnObjectsByOwner and llReturnObjectsByID to return objects from parcels	Cleanup	Owner, Group Owner
PERMISSION_PRIVILEGED_LAND_ACCESS	0x80000	Grants the script privileged access to land parcel functions, such as parcel sale. Used by llSetParcelForSale.	Land	Owner
PERMISSION_GAME_CONTROL	0x100000	Permission to receive game_control input events.	Control	Anyone	sat on, attached

Examples

Example 1

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llRequestPermissions(llGetOwner(),
        //Comment out any of the following lines for fun
            PERMISSION_DEBIT |
            PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS |
            PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION |
            PERMISSION_ATTACH |
            PERMISSION_CHANGE_LINKS |
            PERMISSION_TRACK_CAMERA |
            PERMISSION_CONTROL_CAMERA |
            0);
    }
    touch_start(integer a)
    {
        integer perm = llGetPermissions();
        if(perm & PERMISSION_DEBIT)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llGiveMoney");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llTakeControls");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llStartAnimation");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_ATTACH)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llAttachToAvatar");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_CHANGE_LINKS)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llCreateLink");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_TRACK_CAMERA)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llGetCameraPos");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_CONTROL_CAMERA)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llSetCameraParams");
    }
    run_time_permissions(integer perm)
    {
        if(perm & PERMISSION_DEBIT)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llGiveMoney");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llTakeControlls");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llStartAnimation");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_ATTACH)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llAttachToAvatar");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_CHANGE_LINKS)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llCreateLink");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_TRACK_CAMERA)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llGetCameraPos");
        if(perm & PERMISSION_CONTROL_CAMERA)
            llOwnerSay("Can use llSetCameraParams");
    }
}

See also

Functions

• llGetPermissionsKey — Get the avatar who granted permissions.
• llRequestPermissions — Request permissions

Events

• run_time_permissions — Permission receiver event

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Footnotes

1. PERMISSION_TELEPORT cannot be held by temporary attachments. ↩