rxdesc()

rxdesc(<object>)
rxdesc(<what>, <layer>)

RhostMUSH’s question about which attribute describes things on each reality level, over @reality layers. A layer’s description attribute is the one an imported game’s level named; a layer with none uses DESCRIBE.

The first form returns the description attribute of each layer <object> receives, in the order the layers are configured. You must control <object>.

The second form answers about one layer; see rxdesc layer.

> think listrlevels()
normal ghost
> think rxdesc(me)
DESCRIBE SPECIAL

Output: you receive both layers, and an import gave the ghost layer the attribute SPECIAL.

::: seealso

rxlevel()
@reality :::

One layer

<layer> is a layer’s name or alias, or the start of one; the first configured layer that matches is used. <what> is one of:

desc: the layer’s description attribute.
adesc: the attribute its description action is read from: ADESCRIBE for DESCRIBE, otherwise the description attribute followed by _ADESC.
value: the layer’s bit, by its place among the configured layers: 1 for the first, 2 for the second, 4 for the third.
hex: the same bit, as 0x and eight hexadecimal digits.

You may ask about a layer you receive, or about any layer if you hold the guildmaster role or one above it. Otherwise, or for a layer that does not exist, desc and adesc return #-1, value returns 0 and hex 0x00000000. Any other <what> returns #-1 UNRECOGNIZED SUBARG '<what>' FOR FUNCTION RXDESC.

> think rxdesc(desc,gh) rxdesc(adesc,ghost) rxdesc(hex,ghost)
SPECIAL SPECIAL_ADESC 0x00000002

Output: the ghost layer is described by SPECIAL, and is the second layer.