Intermediate LPC

Contents

1. Introduction
   • 1.1 LPC Basics
   • 1.2 Goals of This Textbook
   • 1.3 An Overview
   • 1.4 Not Appearing in This Textbook
   • 1.5 Summary
2. The LPMud Driver
   • 2.1 Review of Basic Driver/Mudlib Interaction
   • 2.2 The Driver Cycle
   • 2.3 User Commands
   • 2.4 The Efuns set_heart_beat() and call_out()
   • 2.5 Summary
3. Complex Data Types
   • 3.1 Simple Data Types
   • 3.2 The Values NULL and 0
   • 3.3 Arrays in LPC
   • 3.4 Using Arrays
   • 3.5 Mappings
   • 3.6 Summary
4. The LPC Pre-Compiler
   • 4.1 Review
   • 4.2 Pre-compiler Directives
   • 4.3 Summary
5. Advanced String Handling
   • 5.1 What a String Is
   • 5.2 Strings as Character Arrays
   • 5.3 The Efun sscanf()
   • 5.4 Summary
6. Intermediate Inheritance
   • 6.1 Basics of Inheritance
   • 6.2 Cloning and Inheritance
   • 6.3 Inside Inheritance
   • 6.4 Function and Variable Labels
   • 6.5 Summary
7. Debugging
   • 7.1 Types of Errors
   • 7.2 Debugging Compile Time Errors
   • 7.3 Debugging Run Time Errors
   • 7.4 Malfunctioning Code
   • 7.5 Summary