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function
Function syntax
llListenControl(
  1. integer handle,// Integer listener handle returned by llListen.
  2. integer active// Boolean. If TRUE, activates the listener; if FALSE, deactivates it.
);
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Enables or disables the listener specified by the integer handle. If active is TRUE, the listener is activated; if FALSE, it is deactivated.

Makes listen event callback handle active or inactive

How to use
llListenControl(0, 0);

Caveats

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Examples

Section titled “Examples”
a small example of an on and off switchable listen by use of llListenControl()
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integer handle;
integer toggle;
default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        handle = llListen(5, "", NULL_KEY, "");    // Establish a listener to listen to anything on channel 5 ...
        llListenControl(handle, FALSE);            // ... but make the listener inactive for now
        llSetText("not listening", <0.0,0.0,0.0>, 1.0);
    }


    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        toggle = !toggle;
        llListenControl(handle, toggle);           // Make the listener active or inactive as required


        if(toggle)
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        {
            llSay(0, "now listening on channel 5");
            llSetText("listening on ch 5", <1.0,0.0,0.0>, 1.0);
        }
        else
        {
            llSay(0, "not listening any more");
            llSetText("not listening", <0.0,0.0,0.0>, 1.0);
        }
    }


    listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message)
    {
        llSay(0, name + " just said " + message);
    }
}

See also

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Functions

Section titled “Functions”

Events

Section titled “Events”
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