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Second Life Creation

llName2Key

key llName2Key(string Name)

Look up Agent ID for the named agent in the region.

Parameters
Name (string)
Name of agent in region to look up.
Technical Details
  • Return Type: key
  • Energy: 10
tellName2Key(string avatarName)
{
    key keyFromName = llName2Key(avatarName);
    if (keyFromName == NULL_KEY)
    {
        llSay(0, "There is no agent with the name '" + avatarName + "' currently signed onto the region.");
        return;
    }
    llSay(0, "Avatar key for name '" + avatarName + "': " + (string)keyFromName);
}


default
{
    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        tellName2Key("rider.linden");
        tellName2Key("Rider Linden");
        tellName2Key(llDetectedName(0));
    }
}
// If Rider Linden touches the object, the three lines should contain the answer c5a07167-9bbe-4944-a7b0-a9677afa134d

Caveats

Section titled “Caveats”
  • This function does not operate on historical names. For historical name lookup, use llRequestUserKey.

Notes

Section titled “Notes”
  • Agent names are always provided in the form “First[ Last]” or “first[.last]” (first name with an optional last name).
  • If the last name is omitted, a last name of “Resident” is assumed.
  • Case is not considered when resolving agent names.
  • If there is no agent with the specified name currently signed onto the region, this function returns NULL_KEY.

See Also

Section titled “See Also”