NominalPlatformclass
A “nominal platform” is a named place where NPC’s can stand. This class makes it easy to arrange for an NPC to be described as standing in a particular location in the room: for example, we could have an actor “standing in a doorway”, or “leaning against the streetlamp.”
In most cases, a nominal platform is a “secret” object, in that it won’t be listed in a room’s contents and it won’t have any vocabulary words. So, the player will never be able to refer to the object in a command.
To use this class, instantiate it with an object located in the room containing the pseudo-platform. Don’t give the object any vocabulary words. Locate actors within the pseudo-platform to give them the special description.
For simple platform-like “standing on” descriptions, just define the name. For descriptions like “standing in”, “standing under”, or “standing near”, where only the preposition needs to be customized, define the name and define actorInPrep. For more elaborate customizations, such as “leaning against the streetlamp”, you’ll need to override roomActorHereDesc, roomActorStatus, roomActorPostureDesc, roomListActorPosture, and actorInGroupPrefix/Suffix,
class NominalPlatform : Fixture Platform
Superclass Tree (in declaration order)
NominalPlatform
Fixture
NonPortable
Thing
VocabObject
` object
[Platform](../object/Platform.html)
[BasicPlatform](../object/BasicPlatform.html)
[BasicBed](../object/BasicBed.html)
[BasicChair](../object/BasicChair.html)
[NestedRoom](../object/NestedRoom.html)
[BasicLocation](../object/BasicLocation.html)
[Thing](../object/Thing.html)
[VocabObject](../object/VocabObject.html)
object
[Surface](../object/Surface.html)
[BulkLimiter](../object/BulkLimiter.html)
[Thing](../object/Thing.html)
[VocabObject](../object/VocabObject.html)
object`
Subclass Tree
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Global Objects
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Summary of Properties
Inherited from Fixture :
cannotMoveMsg cannotPutMsg cannotTakeMsg
Inherited from NonPortable :
bulk contentsListed isListed isListedInContents isListedInInventory weight
Inherited from Thing :
actorInAName actorInName actorInPrep actorIntoName actorOutOfName actorOutOfPrep aDisambigName allStates aName brightness canBeHeard canBeSeen canBeSmelled canBeTouched canMatchHer canMatchHim canMatchIt canMatchThem circularlyInMessage collectiveGroup collectiveGroups contents contentsListedInExamine contentsListedSeparately contentsLister descContentsLister described disambigEquivName disambigName distantDesc distantInitSpecialDesc distantSpecialDesc distinguishers dummyName equivalenceKey equivalentGrouper equivalentGrouperClass equivalentGrouperTable esEndingPat explicitVisualSenseInfo getState globalParamName holdingIndex iesEndingPat initDesc initNominalRoomPartLocation initSpecialDesc inlineContentsLister isEquivalent isHer isHim isInInitState isKnown isLikelyCommandTarget isListedAboardVehicle isMassNoun isPlural isProperName isQualifiedName isThingConstructed isTopLevel listName listWith location lookInLister moved name nameDoes nameSays nameSees notTravelReadyMsg objectNotifyList objInPrep obscuredInitSpecialDesc obscuredSpecialDesc owner patElevenEighteen patIsAlpha patLeadingTagOrQuote patOfPhrase patOneLetterAnWord patOneLetterWord patSingleApostropheS patTagOrQuoteChar patUpperOrDigit patVowelY pluralDisambigName pluralName pronounSelector roomDarkName roomLocation roomName seen sightPresence sightSize smellPresence smellSize soundPresence soundSize specialContentsLister specialDesc specialDescBeforeContents specialDescListWith specialDescOrder specialNominalRoomPartLocation suppressAutoSeen takeFromNotInMessage theDisambigName theName theNamePossNoun tmpAmbient_ tmpAmbientFill_ tmpAmbientWithin_ tmpFillMedium_ tmpObstructor_ tmpObstructorWithin_ tmpPathIsIn_ tmpTrans_ tmpTransWithin_ touchPresence touchSize verbCan verbCannot verbCant verbEndingSD verbEndingSEd verbEndingSMessageBuilder_ verbMust verbToCome verbToDo verbToGo verbToLeave verbToSay verbToSee verbWill verbWont
Inherited from VocabObject :
canResolvePossessive disambigPromptOrder pluralOrder vocabLikelihood vocabWords weakTokens
Inherited from BasicPlatform :
allowedPostures defaultPosture down mustMoveIntoProp obviousPostures
Inherited from NestedRoom :
bulkCapacity exitDestination out stagingLocations
Inherited from BasicLocation :
cannotGoThatWayMsg listWithActorInTable mustDefaultPostureProp roomNotifyList roomTravelPreCond
Inherited from Surface :
alreadyPutInMsg cannotPutInSelfMsg lookInDesc putDestMessage tooFullMsg
Inherited from BulkLimiter :
becomingTooFullMsg becomingTooLargeMsg maxSingleBulk revealHiddenItems
Summary of Methods
dobjFor(LieOn) dobjFor(SitOn) dobjFor(StandOn) hideFromAll hideFromDefault
Inherited from Fixture :
dobjFor(Move) dobjFor(MoveTo) dobjFor(MoveWith) dobjFor(Pull) dobjFor(Push) dobjFor(PushTravel) dobjFor(PutBehind) dobjFor(PutIn) dobjFor(PutOn) dobjFor(PutUnder) dobjFor(Take) dobjFor(TakeFrom) dobjFor(ThrowAt) dobjFor(ThrowDir) isOwnedBy verifyMoveTo
Inherited from NonPortable :
contentsInFixedIn dobjFor(Examine) dobjFor(ShowTo) isHeldBy meetsObjHeld
Inherited from Thing :
acceptCommand addAllContents addDirectConnections addObjectNotifyItem addToContents addToSenseInfoTable adjustLookAroundTable adjustThrowDestination afterAction afterTravel allContents aNameFrom aNameObj aNameOwnerLoc announceDefaultObject appendHeldContents atmosphereList baseMoveInto basicExamine basicExamineFeel basicExamineListen basicExamineSmell basicExamineTaste beforeAction beforeTravel buildContainmentPaths cacheAmbientInfo cacheSenseInfo cacheSensePath canBeHeardBy canBeSeenBy canBeSensed canBeSmelledBy canBeTouchedBy canDetailsBeSensed canHear canMatchPronounType canMoveViaPath cannotGoShowExits cannotReachObject cannotSeeSmellSource cannotSeeSoundSource canOwn canSee canSmell canThrowViaPath canTouch canTouchViaPath checkActorOutOfNested checkBulkChange checkBulkChangeWithin checkMoveViaPath checkStagingLocation checkThrowViaPath checkTouchViaPath checkTravelerDirectlyInRoom childInName childInNameGen childInNameWithOwner childInRemoteName clearSenseInfo cloneForMultiInstanceContents cloneMultiInstanceContents conjugateRegularVerb connectionTable construct countDisambigName countListName countName countNameFrom countNameOwnerLoc darkRoomContentsLister defaultDistantDesc defaultObscuredDesc desc directionForConnector distantSmellDesc distantSoundDesc dobjFor(AskAbout) dobjFor(AskFor) dobjFor(AskVague) dobjFor(AttachTo) dobjFor(Attack) dobjFor(AttackWith) dobjFor(Board) dobjFor(Break) dobjFor(Burn) dobjFor(BurnWith) dobjFor(Clean) dobjFor(CleanWith) dobjFor(Climb) dobjFor(ClimbDown) dobjFor(ClimbUp) dobjFor(Close) dobjFor(Consult) dobjFor(ConsultAbout) dobjFor(CutWith) dobjFor(Detach) dobjFor(DetachFrom) dobjFor(Dig) dobjFor(DigWith) dobjFor(Doff) dobjFor(Drink) dobjFor(Drop) dobjFor(Eat) dobjFor(Enter) dobjFor(EnterOn) dobjFor(Extinguish) dobjFor(Fasten) dobjFor(FastenTo) dobjFor(Feel) dobjFor(Flip) dobjFor(Follow) dobjFor(GetOffOf) dobjFor(GetOutOf) dobjFor(GiveTo) dobjFor(GoThrough) dobjFor(JumpOff) dobjFor(JumpOver) dobjFor(Kiss) dobjFor(Light) dobjFor(ListenTo) dobjFor(Lock) dobjFor(LockWith) dobjFor(LookBehind) dobjFor(LookIn) dobjFor(LookThrough) dobjFor(LookUnder) dobjFor(Open) dobjFor(PlugIn) dobjFor(PlugInto) dobjFor(Pour) dobjFor(PourInto) dobjFor(PourOnto) dobjFor(Read) dobjFor(Remove) dobjFor(Screw) dobjFor(ScrewWith) dobjFor(Search) dobjFor(Set) dobjFor(SetTo) dobjFor(Smell) dobjFor(Strike) dobjFor(Switch) dobjFor(TalkTo) dobjFor(Taste) dobjFor(TellAbout) dobjFor(TellVague) dobjFor(Throw) dobjFor(ThrowTo) dobjFor(Turn) dobjFor(TurnOff) dobjFor(TurnOn) dobjFor(TurnTo) dobjFor(TurnWith) dobjFor(TypeLiteralOn) dobjFor(TypeOn) dobjFor(Unfasten) dobjFor(UnfastenFrom) dobjFor(Unlock) dobjFor(UnlockWith) dobjFor(Unplug) dobjFor(UnplugFrom) dobjFor(Unscrew) dobjFor(UnscrewWith) dobjFor(Wear) examineListContents examineListContentsWith examineSpecialContents examineStatus failCheck feelDesc fillMedium findOpaqueObstructor findTouchObstructor forEachConnectedContainer forEachContainer fromPOV getAllForTakeFrom getAllPathsTo getAnnouncementDistinguisher getBagAffinities getBagsOfHolding getBestDistinguisher getBulk getBulkWithin getCarryingActor getCommonContainer getCommonDirectContainer getConnectedContainers getConnectorTo getContentsForExamine getDestName getDropDestination getEncumberingBulk getEncumberingWeight getExtraScopeItems getHitFallDestination getIdentityObject getInScopeDistinguisher getListedContents getLocPushTraveler getLocTraveler getMovePathTo getNoise getNominalDropDestination getNominalOwner getObjectNotifyList getOdor getOutermostRoom getOutermostVisibleRoom getRoomNotifyList getRoomPartLocation getStateWithInfo getStatuslineExitsHeight getThrowPathTo getTouchPathTo getTravelConnector getVisualSenseInfo getWeight hasCollectiveGroup initializeEquivalent initializeLocation initializeThing inRoomName iobjFor(AttachTo) iobjFor(AttackWith) iobjFor(BurnWith) iobjFor(CleanWith) iobjFor(CutWith) iobjFor(DetachFrom) iobjFor(DigWith) iobjFor(FastenTo) iobjFor(GiveTo) iobjFor(LockWith) iobjFor(MoveWith) iobjFor(PlugInto) iobjFor(PourInto) iobjFor(PourOnto) iobjFor(PutBehind) iobjFor(PutIn) iobjFor(PutOn) iobjFor(PutUnder) iobjFor(ScrewWith) iobjFor(ShowTo) iobjFor(TakeFrom) iobjFor(ThrowAt) iobjFor(ThrowTo) iobjFor(TurnWith) iobjFor(UnfastenFrom) iobjFor(UnlockWith) iobjFor(UnplugFrom) iobjFor(UnscrewWith) isActorTravelReady isComponentOf isDirectlyIn isIn isInFixedIn isListed isListedInContents isListedInInventory isListedInRoomPart isLookAroundCeiling isNominallyIn isNominallyInRoomPart isOccludedBy isOrIsIn isShipboard isVocabEquivalent itIs itNom itObj itPossAdj itPossNoun itVerb listCardinality localDirectionLinkForConnector lookAround lookAroundPov lookAroundWithin lookAroundWithinContents lookAroundWithinDesc lookAroundWithinName lookAroundWithinSense lookAroundWithinShowExits lookInDesc mainExamine mainMoveInto mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers mergeSenseInfo mergeSenseInfoTable moveInto moveIntoForTravel moveIntoNotifyPath mustMoveObjInto nameIs nameIsnt nameVerb normalizePath notePromptByOwnerLoc notePromptByPossAdj noteSeenBy notifyInsert notifyMoveInto notifyMoveViaPath notifyRemove obscuredDesc obscuredSmellDesc obscuredSoundDesc pluralNameFrom processThrow propHidesProp propWithPresent putInName receiveDrop remoteDesc remoteInitSpecialDesc remoteRoomContentsLister remoteSpecialDesc removeFromContents removeObjectNotifyItem restoreLocation roomActorThereDesc roomContentsLister roomDaemon roomDarkDesc roomDesc roomFirstDesc roomRemoteDesc roomTravelPreCond saveLocation selectPathTo sendNotifyInsert sendNotifyRemove senseAmbientMax senseInfoTable senseObj sensePathFromWithin sensePathFromWithout sensePathToContents sensePathToLoc sensePresenceList setAllSeenBy setContentsSeenBy setGlobalParamName setVisualSenseInfo shineFromWithin shineFromWithout shineOnContents shineOnLoc showDistantSpecialDesc showDistantSpecialDescInContents showInventoryContents showInventoryItem showInventoryItemCounted showListItem showListItemCounted showListItemCountedGen showListItemGen showObjectContents showObscuredSpecialDesc showObscuredSpecialDescInContents showRemoteSpecialDesc showRemoteSpecialDescInContents showSpecialDesc showSpecialDescInContents showSpecialDescInContentsWithInfo showSpecialDescWithInfo showStatuslineExits showWornItem showWornItemCounted smellDesc smellHereDesc soundDesc soundHereDesc specialDescList specialPathFrom statusName stopThrowViaPath superHidesSuper tasteDesc thatNom thatObj theNameFrom theNameObj theNameOwnerLoc theNameWithOwner throwTargetCatch throwTargetHitWith throwViaPath transmitAmbient transSensingIn transSensingOut traversePath tryHolding tryImplicitRemoveObstructor tryMovingObjInto useInitDesc useInitSpecialDesc useSpecialDesc useSpecialDescInContents useSpecialDescInRoom useSpecialDescInRoomPart verbEndingEs verbEndingIes verbEndingS verbToHave verbWas verifyFollowable verifyInsert verifyRemove whatIf whatIfHeldBy withVisualSenseInfo
Inherited from VocabObject :
addToDictionary expandPronounList filterResolveList getFacets inheritVocab initializeVocab initializeVocabWith matchName matchNameCommon matchNameDisambig throwNoMatchForLocation throwNoMatchForPossessive throwNothingInLocation
Inherited from BasicPlatform :
makeStandingUp removeFromNested tryRemovingFromNested
Inherited from BasicChair :
performEntry preCondForEntry tryMovingIntoNested verifyEntry
Inherited from NestedRoom :
cannotMoveActorOutOf cannotMoveActorToStagingLocation checkActorInStagingLocation checkActorReadyToEnterNestedRoom checkMovingActorInto chooseStagingLocation defaultStagingLocation disembarkRoom isStagingLocationKnown mapPushTravelIobj
Inherited from BasicLocation :
actorInGroupPrefix actorInGroupSuffix actorIsFamiliar actorKnowsDestination actorTravelingWithin addRoomNotifyItem cannotGoThatWay cannotGoThatWayInDark cannotTravel dispatchRoomDaemon enteringRoom getNominalActorContainer leavingRoom listWithActorIn removeRoomNotifyItem roomActorHereDesc roomActorPostureDesc roomActorStatus roomAfterAction roomBeforeAction roomDarkTravel roomListActorPosture roomOkayPostureChange travelerArriving travelerLeaving tryMakingDefaultPosture tryMakingTravelReady wouldBeLitFor
Inherited from BulkLimiter :
checkBulkInserted examineInterior examineInteriorWithLister verifyPutInInterior
Properties
effectiveFollowLocationOVERRIDDEN
nominal platforms are internal objects only, not part of the visible game world structure, so treat them as equivalent to their location for FOLLOW purposes
Methods
dobjFor(LieOn)OVERRIDDEN
no description available
dobjFor(SitOn)OVERRIDDEN
no description available
dobjFor(StandOn)OVERRIDDEN
don’t let anyone stand/sit/lie here via a command
hideFromAll (action)OVERRIDDEN
ignore me for ‘all’ and object defaulting
hideFromDefault (action)OVERRIDDEN
no description available
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