Plugin Keyword

To enter the Plugin keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

• Press MA + X14 | Macro + X14 | Macro
• Type Plugin
• Type the shortcut Pl

Description

The Plugin keyword is an object keyword which is used to access plugins. 

The default function of the Plugin keyword is Go+.

Syntax

([Function]) Plugin ["Plugin_Name" or Plugin_Number](.["LuaComponent_Name" or LuaComponent_Number]) ("Argument_Value")

Examples

• To edit plugin 2, type:

User name[Fixture]>Edit Plugin 2

• To label plugin 1 "Weakon," type:

User name[Fixture]>Label Plugin 1 "Weakon"

Call a Plugin and Specify an Argument

 Requirement:

• Create a plugin that uses an argument when calling a function.

In this example our plugin is plugin 1 of the plugin pool and the argument is called name in the definition of the function. 

return function(display_handle, name)
    Printf("My name is "..name)
end

• To generate the sentence "My name is Richard Roe" in the command line history, type:

User name[Fixture]>Plugin 1 "Richard Roe"

Result:

"My name is Richard Roe" is now displayed in the command line history. 

Call a Dedicated LuaComponent

Requirement: 

• Create at least two lua components in the plugin.

For more information on how to create lua components see Plugins. 

• To call the second LuaComponent of plugin 1, type:

User name[Fixture]>Plugin 1.2