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LlGetObjectPermMask

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Return value notes

Returns an integer of the requested permission category for the object containing this script.

Specification

category Description
MASK_BASE 0 The base permissions.
MASK_OWNER 1 Current owner permissions.
MASK_GROUP 2 Active group permissions.
MASK_EVERYONE 3 Permissions everyone has.
MASK_NEXT 4 Permissions the next owner will have.
MASK_COMBINED 16 Include object inventory contents when calculating perms.
Combine with other mask flags, for instance MASK_OWNER|MASK_COMBINED
Permissions Value Description
PERM_ALL 0x7FFFFFFF Move/Modify/Copy/Transfer permissions
PERM_COPY 0x00008000 Copy permission
PERM_MODIFY 0x00004000 Modify permission
PERM_MOVE 0x00080000 Move permission
PERM_TRANSFER 0x00002000 Transfer permission

Examples

if ((permsYouHave & permsYouWant) == permsYouWant)
    llSay(0, "You have the perms you want.");
else
    llSay(0, "You don't have the perms you want.");
integer ownerPerms = llGetObjectPermMask(MASK_OWNER);
integer copyAndModPerms = PERM_COPY | PERM_MODIFY;

if ((ownerPerms & copyAndModPerms) == copyAndModPerms)
    llSay(0, "Owner has copy & modify perms.");
else
    llSay(0, "Owner does not have copy & modify perms.");
string getPermsAsReadableString(integer perm)
{
    integer allPerms = PERM_ALL;
    integer fullPerms = PERM_COPY | PERM_MODIFY | PERM_TRANSFER;

    integer copyModMovePerms = PERM_COPY | PERM_MODIFY | PERM_MOVE;
    integer copyModPerms = PERM_COPY | PERM_MODIFY;

    integer copyTransMovePerms = PERM_COPY | PERM_TRANSFER | PERM_MOVE;
    integer copyTransPerms = PERM_COPY | PERM_TRANSFER;

    integer modTransMovePerms = PERM_MODIFY | PERM_TRANSFER | PERM_MOVE;
    integer modTransPerms = PERM_MODIFY | PERM_TRANSFER;

    integer copyMovePerms = PERM_COPY | PERM_MOVE;

    integer transMovePerms = PERM_TRANSFER | PERM_MOVE;

    string output = " perms: ";

    if ((perm & allPerms) == allPerms)
        output += "full and move";
    else if ((perm & fullPerms) == fullPerms)
        output += "full";
    else if ((perm & copyModMovePerms) == copyModMovePerms)
        output += "copy & modify & move";
    else if ((perm & copyModPerms) == copyModPerms)
        output += "copy & modify";
    else if ((perm & copyTransMovePerms) == copyTransMovePerms)
        output += "copy & transfer & move";
    else if ((perm & copyTransPerms) == copyTransPerms)
        output += "copy & transfer";
    else if ((perm & modTransMovePerms) == modTransMovePerms)
        output += "modify & transfer & move";
    else if ((perm & modTransPerms) == modTransPerms)
        output += "modify & transfer";
    else if ((perm & copyMovePerms) == copyMovePerms)
        output += "copy & move";
    else if ((perm & PERM_COPY) == PERM_COPY)
        output += "copy";
    else if ((perm & transMovePerms) == transMovePerms)
        output += "transfer & move";
    else if ((perm & PERM_TRANSFER) == PERM_TRANSFER)
        output += "transfer";
    else if ((perm & PERM_MOVE) == PERM_MOVE)
        output += "move";
    else
        output += "none";

    //  Remember, items in Second Life must have either
    //  PERM_COPY or PERM_TRANSFER when "talking about"
    //  owner perms or perms for next owner.

    return
        output;
}
default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        integer basePerms      = llGetObjectPermMask(MASK_BASE);
        integer ownerPerms     = llGetObjectPermMask(MASK_OWNER);
        integer nextOwnerPerms = llGetObjectPermMask(MASK_NEXT);
        integer groupPerms     = llGetObjectPermMask(MASK_GROUP);
        integer everyonePerms  = llGetObjectPermMask(MASK_EVERYONE);

        llSay(0, "base"       + getPermsAsReadableString(basePerms));
        llSay(0, "owner"      + getPermsAsReadableString(ownerPerms));
        llSay(0, "next owner" + getPermsAsReadableString(nextOwnerPerms));
        llSay(0, "group"      + getPermsAsReadableString(groupPerms));
        llSay(0, "everyone"   + getPermsAsReadableString(everyonePerms));
    }
}
integer isLocked()
{
    return !(llGetObjectPermMask(MASK_OWNER) & PERM_MOVE);
}

Notes

The perms of a newly created object are often:
Base = PERM_ALL
Owner = PERM_ALL
Next = PERM_MOVE or PERM_TRANSFER
Group = 0 (none)
Everyone = 0 (none)

See also: functions

llGetInventoryPermMask

See also: articles

hex

Tests

llGetObjectPermMask_Test
Original wiki source

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