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| custom:javascript [2018/12/05 01:37] – Added a whole section/table on text output methods, because there are so many digital man | custom:javascript [2018/12/05 01:56] – [output] digital man |
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| There are many different text output methods supported by the Synchronet JavaScript Object Model and knowing which method (function) to use in what situation can be confusing. The following table should help: | There are many different text output methods supported by the Synchronet JavaScript Object Model and knowing which method (function) to use in what situation can be confusing. The following table should help: |
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| ^ Method ^ BBS((Terminal Server)) ^ JSexec ^ Prints newline ^ Expands/Decodes ^ Multiple Strings((as function arguments)) ^ Notes ^ | ^ Method ^ BBS((Terminal Server)) ^ JSexec ^ Prints newline ^ Expands/Decodes ^ Multiple Values((as function arguments)) ^ Notes ^ |
| | ''write()'' | Yes | Yes | No | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | Yes | | | | ''write()'' | Yes | Yes | No | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | Yes | If user not online, same as ''log(LOG_INFO, ...)'' | |
| | ''write_raw()'' | Yes | No | No | Telnet-IAC | Yes | | | | ''write_raw()'' | Yes | No | No | Telnet-IAC | Yes | Value may contain NULs, no charset translation | |
| | ''writeln()'' | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | Yes | aka ''print()'' | | | ''writeln()'' | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | Yes | aka ''print()'' | |
| | ''printf()'' | Yes | Yes | No | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | No | ala C ''printf()'' | | | ''printf()'' | Yes | Yes | No | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | Yes((using C printf format syntax)) | ala C ''printf()'' | |
| | ''alert()'' | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | No | | | | ''alert()'' | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | No | If user not online, same as ''log(LOG_WARNING, ...)'' | |
| | ''log()'' | Yes | Yes | N/A | | Yes((following the log-level argument)) | Displayed/logged on the server only | | | ''log()'' | Yes | Yes | N/A | | Yes((following the log-level argument)) | Displayed/logged on the server only | |
| | ''console.print()'' | Yes | No | No | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | Yes | | | | ''console.print()'' | Yes | No | No | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | Yes | | |
| | ''console.putmsg()'' | Yes | No | No | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A, @-Codes | No | | | | ''console.putmsg()'' | Yes | No | No | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A, @-Codes | No | | |
| | ''console.center()'' | Yes | No | Yes | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | No | Text centered on screen | | | ''console.center()'' | Yes | No | Yes | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A | No | Text centered on screen | |
| | ''console.mnemonics()'' | Yes | No | No | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A, @-code, ~ | No | Hotkey highlights | | | ''console.mnemonics()'' | Yes | No | No | Telnet-IAC, Ctrl-A, @-Codes, ~ | No | Hotkey highlights | |
| | ''console.putbyte()'' | Yes | No | No | Telnet-IAC | No | No charset translation | | | ''console.putbyte()'' | Yes | No | No | Telnet-IAC | No | No charset translation | |
| | ''client.socket.send()'' | Yes | No | No | | No | Avoid using | | | ''client.socket.send()'' | Yes | No | No | | No | Avoid using | |
