store_variable

NAME

store_variable - store a value in an object's global variable

SYNOPSIS

void store_variable(string variable_name, mixed value, object ob | void);

DESCRIPTION

This efun stores the value in the global variable variable_name in ob.
The variable must not be private.

variable_name is name of the global variable
value is the data to be stored in the global variable
ob defaults to this_object() if not specified

This is a potential security hazard and, therefore, you may wish to overload
this function to perform security checks.

EXAMPLE

store_variable( "weight", 150, this_player() ) ;

SEE ALSO

fetch_variable