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Methods:

; ''<span style="color:green;">properties:getValue</span>(p)''

: Retrieves the value of a property.

: '''''p:''''' (string) Property name.

: '''''returns:''''' (string) Property value or `nil`.

; ''<span style="color:green;">properties:enabled</span>(p)''

: Checks if a property is enabed.

: '''''p:''''' (string) Property name.

: '''''returns:''''' (boolean) `true` if enabled.

; ''<span style="color:green;">properties:equals</span>(p, v)''

: Checks if a property is set to a specified value.

: '''''p:''''' (string) Property name.

: '''''v:''''' (string) Value to compare with.

: '''''returns:''''' (boolean) `true` if the value of the property is the same as `v`.

Examples usage:

<pre>

-- example of only executing script contents on test server

if not properties:enabed("stendhal.testserver") then

do return end

end

</pre>

See also: [[StendhalAPI#Entities]] for public methods that can be performed on <code>Entity</code> objects.

: ''returns:'' [[StendhalScripting/LuaAPI#LuaSpeakerNPC|SpeakerNPC]] instance or <code>null</code>.

: ''returns:'' New [[StendhalScripting/LuaAPI#LuaSpeakerNPC|SpeakerNPC]] instance.

: ''returns:'' New [[StendhalScripting/LuaAPI#LuaSilentNPC|SilentNPC]] instance.

; ''<span style="color:green;">entities:summonCreature</span>(table)''

: Summons a creature into the area.

: '''''table:''''' Key-value table containing parameters for summoning creature.

:; ''keys:''

:: ''<span style="color:blue;">name:</span>'' (<code>string</code>) Name of creature to be summoned.

:: ''<span style="color:blue;">zone:</span>'' (<code>string</code>) Name of zone where creature should be summoned.

:: ''<span style="color:blue;">x:</span>'' (<code>int</code>) Horizontal position of summon location.

:: ''<span style="color:blue;">y:</span>'' (<code>int</code>) Vertical position of summon location.

:: ''<span style="color:blue;">summoner:</span>'' (<code>string</code>) (optional) Name of entity doing the summoning (used for logging game events).

:: ''<span style="color:blue;">raid:</span>'' (<code>bool</code>) (optional) Whether or not the creature should be a <code>RaidCreature</code> instance (default: true).

=== Lua Entity Classes ===

==== LuaSpeakerNPC ====

* Inherits: [[StendhalAPI#SpeakerNPC|SpeakerNPC]]

Public methods:

{{PublicMethod | add | params=states, triggers, conditions, nextState, reply, actions | desc=Additional method to support passing Lua data types as parameters. | paramlist=

{{MethodParam | states | desc=The conversation state(s) the entity should be in to trigger response. Can be [[StendhalAPI#ConversationStates|ConversationStates enum]] value or <code>LuaTable</code> of ConversationStates. }}

{{MethodParam | triggers | desc=<code>String</code> or <code>LuaTable</code> of strings to trigger response. }}

{{MethodParam | conditions | desc=Conditions to check for this response. Can be [[StendhalAPI#ChatCondition|ChatCondition instance]], a <code>LuaTable</code> of ChatCondition instances, or a function. }}

{{MethodParam | nextState | type=ConversationState | desc=Conversation state to set entity to after response. }}

{{MethodParam | reply | type=String | desc=The NPC's response or <code>null</code>. }}

{{MethodParam | actions | desc=Actions to execute. Can be [[StendhalAPI#ChatAction|ChatAction instance]], a <code>LuaTable</code> of ChatAction instances, or a function. }} }}

{{PublicMethod | setPath | params=table, loop | desc=Set a path for this entity to follow. | paramlist=

{{MethodParam | table | type=table | desc=Table of coordinates to set as path. Example: <code>{{35, 79}, {35, 89}, {40, 89}}</code> }}

{{MethodParam | loop | type=boolean | desc=(optional) If <code>true</code>, entity should loop around to restart path when reaching the end. }} }}

{{PublicMethod | setPathAndPosition | params=table, loop | desc=Set path & starting position for entity. The starting position is the first node in the path. | paramlist=

{{MethodParam | table | type=table | desc=Table of coordinates to set as path. Example: <code>{{35, 79}, {35, 89}, {40, 89}}</code> }}

{{MethodParam | loop | type=boolean | desc=(optional) If <code>true</code>, entity should loop around to restart path when reaching the end. }} }}

==== LuaSilentNPC ====

* Inherits: [[StendhalAPI#SilentNPC|SilentNPC]]

Public methods:

{{PublicMethod | setPath | params=table, loop | desc=Set a path for this entity to follow. | paramlist=

{{MethodParam | table | type=table | desc=Table of coordinates to set as path. Example: <code>{{35, 79}, {35, 89}, {40, 89}}</code> }}

{{MethodParam | loop | type=boolean | desc=(optional) If <code>true</code>, entity should loop around to restart path when reaching the end. }} }}

{{PublicMethod | setPathAndPosition | params=table, loop | desc=Set path & starting position for entity. The starting position is the first node in the path. | paramlist=

{{MethodParam | table | type=table | desc=Table of coordinates to set as path. Example: <code>{{35, 79}, {35, 89}, {40, 89}}</code> }}

{{MethodParam | loop | type=boolean | desc=(optional) If <code>true</code>, entity should loop around to restart path when reaching the end. }} }}

=== entities.manager ===

This is simply the {{StendhalFile|master|src/games/stendhal/server/core/rule/defaultruleset/DefaultEntityManager.java|entity manager}} instance.

Public methods:

'''''TODO'''''

: '''''condition:''''' Can be a <code>ChatCondition</code>, <code>LuaValue</code> containing a <code>ChatCondition</code> instance, a Lua table of <code>ChatCondition</code> instances, or a function.

Members:

; ''<span style="color:brown;">merchants.shops</span>''

: This is the {{StendhalFile|master|src/games/stendhal/server/entity/npc/ShopList.java|games.stendhal.server.entity.npc.ShopList}} instance.

: ''public methods: TODO''

Example usage:

<pre>

local npc = entities:createSpeakerNPC("foo")

npc:setCurrentState(ConversationStates.IDLE)

</pre>

Example usage:

<pre>

local npc = entities:createSpeakerNPC("foo")

npc:add(ConversationStates.IDLE,

ConversationPhrases.GREETING_MESSAGES,

nil,

ConversationStates.ATTENDING,

"Hello! How can I help you.",

nil)

</pre>

Example usage:

<pre>

local npc = entities:createSilentNPC()

npc:setCollisionAction(CollisionAction.STOP)

</pre>

Example usage:

<pre>

local npc = entities:createSpeakerNPC("foo")

npc:setOutfit("body=0,head=0,hair=3,dress=5")

npc:setOutfitColor("skin", SkinColor.DARK)

</pre>

Example usage:

<pre>

local npc = entities:createSpeakerNPC("foo")

npc:setDirection(Direction.DOWN)

</pre>

Example usage:

<pre>

local npc = entities:createSpeakerNPC("foo")

npc:setOutfit("body=0,head=0,hair=3,dress=5")

npc:setOutfitColor("dress", Color.BLUE)

</pre>

; ''<span style="color:green;">table.concat</span>(tbl1, tbl2)''

: Merges the contents of one table into another.

: '''''tbl1:''''' The table receiving the new content.

: '''''tbl2:''''' The table containing the content to be copied.

{{PublicMethod | table.contains | params=table, o | desc=Checks if a table contains a value. | paramlist=

{{MethodParam | table | type=table | desc=Table to be checked.}}

{{MethodParam | o | desc=The object to check for.}}

| ret=<code>true</code> if <code>o</code> is in <code>table</code>. | rettype=boolean }}

{{PublicMethod | table.join | params=table, delim | desc=Joins a table of strings into a string. | paramlist=

{{MethodParam | table | type=table | desc=Table to be joined.}}

{{MethodParam | delim | type=string | desc=Character(s) to be used as separator.}}

| ret=The resulting string. | rettype=string }}

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