Script function
world.ShiftTabCompleteItem
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Type
Method
Summary
Adds an item to the list shown for Shift+Tab completion
Prototype
long ShiftTabCompleteItem(BSTR Item);
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Description
Lets you add an item to the menu that pops up when you type a partial word and hit Shift+Tab in the command window.
The default is, if you type a partial script function name and hit Shift+Tab it will complete the function, as an aid to writing scripts, eg.
col<Shift+Tab> suggests ColourNameToRGB, ColourNote and ColourTell.
Now you can add items of your own to the list (for example, Python functions).
To do this, use this function for each additional word.
For example:
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("repeat")
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("until")
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("while")
You should use the correct capitalization that you want in the finished word.
Words must start with a letter, and then be alphanumeric (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) plus period, underscore, hyphen.
You can use three special words for additional control:
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("<clear>") --> clears the list of user-added items
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("<nofunctions>") --> suppresses the completion of script function names (like ColourTell)
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("<functions>") --> allows the completion of script function names
These items are not saved in the world file, they should be loaded each time.
You might use the "<nofunctions>" action if you were simply planning to play the MUD, and didn't want script functions popping up in the menu.
Available in MUSHclient version 4.30 onwards.
VBscript example
ShiftTabCompleteItem "Function"
ShiftTabCompleteItem "While"
ShiftTabCompleteItem "vbTrue"
ShiftTabCompleteItem "vbFalse"
Lua example
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("repeat")
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("until")
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("while")
-- special strings
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("<clear>") --> clears the list of user-added items
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("<nofunctions>") --> suppresses the completion of script function names (like ColourTell)
ShiftTabCompleteItem ("<functions>") --> allows the completion of script function names
Return value
eBadParameter: Empty string supplied, string > 30 characters, or string contains invalid characters
eOK: Added OK
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See Also ...
Topics
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