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LlGetAlpha

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Function notes

Otherwise the return is in the range [0, 1], with 0.0 being fully transparent and 1.0 being fully solid.

Return value notes

Returns a float that is the Blinn-Phong alpha of face.

Examples

//Tells the owner the alpha on all sides
default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        integer i = 0;
        integer max = llGetNumberOfSides();
        while(i < max)
        {
            llSay(0,"Face "+(string)i+" alpha is " + (string)llGetAlpha(i));
            ++i;
        }
    }
}

Helper functions

float AveragePrimAlpha()
{//Since this is so simple you may just want to inline it instead of including the function.
    return (llGetAlpha(ALL_SIDES) / llGetNumberOfSides());
}
//if face 0 is "transparent" then make the prim "visible"
if (llGetAlpha(0))  ;
else llSetAlpha(1.0, ALL_SIDES);

See also: functions

llSetAlpha — Sets the prim's alpha
llGetColor — Gets the prim's color
llSetColor — Sets the prim's color
llSetLinkColor — Sets link's color
llSetLinkAlpha — Sets link's alpha
llGetNumberOfSides — Gets the number of faces on the prim

Shared wiki helpers

The original page also injects shared parameter notes, caveats or issue information through these helpers. Their conditional MediaWiki logic is not reproduced here; inspect the preserved helper source for additional material.

Template:Interval

Original shared helper source (conditional wiki logic is not evaluated)
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*{{Interval|gte=0.0|lt='''mag'''|lth=mag|center=return}}
*{{Interval|lte=0.0|gt='''mag'''|gth=mag|center=return}}

Parameters:
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! Parameter
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| {{{gte}}}
| Value is greater than or equal to this
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| {{{lt}}}
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| {{{lte}}}
| Value is less than or equal to this
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| {{{center}}}
| Center value in the hovertip
|-
| {{{gth}}}
| Greater than value in the hovertip, defaults to {{{gt}}}
|-
| {{{gteh}}}
| Greater than or equal to value for the hovertip, defaults to {{{gte}}}
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| {{{lth}}}
| Less than value for the hovertip, defaults to {{{lt}}}
|-
| {{{lteh}}}
| Less than or equal to value for the hovertip, defaults to {{{lte}}}
|}

</noinclude>

Template:Interval/Footnote

Original shared helper source (conditional wiki logic is not evaluated)
{{#if:{{#var:fnu_interval}}|{{#var:fnu_interval}}|{{Footnote|The ranges in this article are written in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_(mathematics)#Notations_for_intervals Interval Notation].|The ranges in this article are written in Interval Notation.|handle=interval}}}}<noinclude>
{{Footnotes}}
</noinclude>

Template:LSL Function/face

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{{LSL Injection Test}}{{#if:

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{{#vardefine:ALL_SIDES|{{LSL Const|ALL_SIDES|integer|-1|hex=0xFFFFFFFF}}}}

{{#vardefine:p_{{{1|none}}}_desc|{{LSLGC|Face{{#var:lang}}|face}} number{{#ifeq:{{{notall|}}}|*||<nowiki> </nowiki>or {{#var:ALL_SIDES}}}}}}

{{#vardefine:p_{{{1|none}}}_hover|face number{{#ifeq:{{{notall|}}}|*||<nowiki> </nowiki>or ALL_SIDES (-1)}}}}

{{#ifeq:{{{notall|}}}|*||{{#vardefine:facechoise|If {{LSLP|{{{1|none}}}}} is {{#var:ALL_SIDES}} then the {{#if:{{{2|}}}|{{{2|}}}|function}} {{#if:{{{get|}}}|{{{get|}}}|{{#if:{{{ALL_SIDES|}}}|{{{ALL_SIDES|}}}|works on all sides.}}}}}}}}

{{#vardefine:header_footnote|{{#var:header_footnote}}{{#if:{{{!footer|}}}||{{PBR}}
{{#var:facechoise}}{{PBR}}}}}}

{{#vardefine:caveats|{{#var:caveats}}{{#if:{{{!footer|}}}|
*{{#var:facechoise}}|}}{{#if:{{{return|}}}{{{returns|}}}|
*If {{LSLP|{{{1|none}}}}} indicates a face that does not exist the {{#if:{{{2|}}}|{{{2|}}}}} {{#if:{{{return|}}}|return is {{{return|}}}| returns {{{returns|}}}}}|
*The {{#if:{{{2|}}}|{{{2|}}}|function}} silently fails if its {{LSLP|{{{1|none}}}}} value indicates a face that does not exist.}}}}

}}<noinclude>
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-{{Hl2}}
! #var
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|-
{{VarPair|ALL_SIDES}}
|-
{{VarPair|p_{{{1|none}}}_desc}}
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{{VarPair|p_{{{1|none}}}_hover}}
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{{VarPair|facechoise}}
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{{VarPair|header_footnote}}
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</noinclude>

Template:LSL Function/alpha

Original shared helper source (conditional wiki logic is not evaluated)
{{LSL Injection Test}}{{#if:

{{#vardefine:p_{{{1|none}}}_hover|from 0.0 (clear) to 1.0 (solid) (0.0 &lt;{{=}} {{{1|none}}} &lt;{{=}} 1.0)}}
{{#vardefine:p_{{{1|none}}}_desc|from 0.0 (clear) to 1.0 (solid) (0.0 &lt;{{=}} {{LSLP|{{{1|none}}}}} &lt;{{=}} 1.0)}}

{{#vardefine:also_articles|{{#var:also_articles}}
{{LSL DefineRow||{{LSLGC|Alpha|Translucent Color}} {{#switch:{{#if:{{{nc|}}}|Template|{{NAMESPACE}}}}|Template=|User=|{{LSLC|Alpha}}}}}}}}

}}<noinclude>
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-{{Hl2}}
! #var
! value
|-
{{VarPair|p_{{{1|none}}}_desc}}
|-
{{VarPair|p_{{{1|none}}}_hover}}
|-
{{VarPairTable|also_articles}}
|}
</noinclude>
Original wiki source

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