HelloTopicclass
A greeting topic - this handles a HELLO or TALK TO command, as well as implied greetings (the kind of greeting generated when we jump directly into a conversation with an actor that uses stateful conversations, by typing a command like ASK ABOUT or TELL ABOUT without first saying HELLO explicitly).
class HelloTopic : MiscTopic
Superclass Tree (in declaration order)
HelloTopic
MiscTopic
TopicEntry
` object`
Subclass Tree
(none)
Global Objects
(none)
Summary of Properties
impliesGreeting includeInList matchList
Inherited from TopicEntry :
altTalkCount altTopicList isActive isConversational matchObj matchScore talkCount topicGroupActive topicGroupScoreAdjustment topicResponse
Summary of Methods
Inherited from MiscTopic :
isMatchPossible matchTopic
Inherited from TopicEntry :
addAltTopic addSuggestedTopic addTopic adjustScore anyAltIsActive breakTopicTie checkIsActive deferToEntry getActor getTopicOwner handleTopic initializeTopicEntry noteAltInvocation setTopicPronouns
Properties
impliesGreetingOVERRIDDEN
this is an explicit greeting, so it obviously shouldn’t trigger an implied greeting, regardless of how conversational we are
includeInListOVERRIDDEN
no description available
matchList
no description available
Methods
noteInvocation (fromActor)OVERRIDDEN
if we use this as a greeting upon entering a ConvNode, we’ll want to stay in the node afterward
TADS 3 Library Manual
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