NonPortable class | objects.t[1704]

A common, abstract base class for things that cannot be moved. You shouldn't use this class to create game objects directly; you should always use one of the concrete subclasses, such as Fixture or Immovable. This base class doesn't provide the full behavior necessary to make an object immovable; it's just here as a programming abstraction for the common elements of all immovable objects.

This class has two purposes. First, it defines some behavior common to all non-portable objects. Second, you can test an object to see if it's based on this class to determine whether it's a portable or unportable type of Thing.

`class NonPortable : Thing`

Superclass Tree (in declaration order)

`NonPortable`
`Thing`
`VocabObject`
`object`

Subclass Tree

`NonPortable`
`Fixture`
`Component`
`ComplexComponent`
`ContainerDoor`
`CustomFixture`
`Decoration`
`Unthing`
`Distant`
`Enterable`
`EntryPortal`
`Exitable`
`ExitPortal`
`NestedRoomFloor`
`NominalPlatform`
`Passage`
`Stairway`
`StairwayDown`
`StairwayUp`
`ThroughPassage`
`BasicDoor`
`Door`
`AutoClosingDoor`
`SecretDoor`
`HiddenDoor`
`ExitOnlyPassage`
`PathPassage`
`Room`
`DarkRoom`
`FloorlessRoom`
`OutdoorRoom`
`ShipboardRoom`
`RoomPart`
`DefaultWall`
`Floor`
`SecretFixture`
`Immovable`
`CustomImmovable`
`Heavy`
`TravelPushable`
`UntakeableActor`
`Person`

Global Objects

(none)

Summary of Properties

`bulk contentsListed isListed isListedInContents isListedInInventory weight`

Inherited from `Thing` :
`actorInAName actorInName actorInPrep actorIntoName actorOutOfName actorOutOfPrep aDisambigName allStates aName brightness canBeHeard canBeSeen canBeSmelled canBeTouched canMatchHer canMatchHim canMatchIt canMatchThem circularlyInMessage collectiveGroup collectiveGroups contents contentsListedInExamine contentsListedSeparately contentsLister descContentsLister described disambigEquivName disambigName distantDesc distantInitSpecialDesc distantSpecialDesc distinguishers dummyName effectiveFollowLocation equivalenceKey equivalentGrouper equivalentGrouperClass equivalentGrouperTable esEndingPat explicitVisualSenseInfo getState globalParamName holdingIndex iesEndingPat initDesc initNominalRoomPartLocation initSpecialDesc inlineContentsLister isEquivalent isHer isHim isInInitState isKnown isLikelyCommandTarget isListedAboardVehicle isMassNoun isPlural isProperName isQualifiedName isThingConstructed isTopLevel listName listWith location lookInLister moved name nameDoes nameSays nameSees notTravelReadyMsg objectNotifyList objInPrep obscuredInitSpecialDesc obscuredSpecialDesc owner patElevenEighteen patIsAlpha patLeadingTagOrQuote patOfPhrase patOneLetterAnWord patOneLetterWord patSingleApostropheS patTagOrQuoteChar patUpperOrDigit patVowelY pluralDisambigName pluralName pronounSelector roomDarkName roomLocation roomName seen sightPresence sightSize smellPresence smellSize soundPresence soundSize specialContentsLister specialDesc specialDescBeforeContents specialDescListWith specialDescOrder specialNominalRoomPartLocation suppressAutoSeen takeFromNotInMessage theDisambigName theName theNamePossNoun tmpAmbient_ tmpAmbientFill_ tmpAmbientWithin_ tmpFillMedium_ tmpObstructor_ tmpObstructorWithin_ tmpPathIsIn_ tmpTrans_ tmpTransWithin_ touchPresence touchSize verbCan verbCannot verbCant verbEndingSD verbEndingSEd verbEndingSMessageBuilder_ verbMust verbToCome verbToDo verbToGo verbToLeave verbToSay verbToSee verbWill verbWont`

Inherited from `VocabObject` :
`canResolvePossessive disambigPromptOrder pluralOrder vocabLikelihood vocabWords weakTokens`

Summary of Methods

`contentsInFixedIn dobjFor(Examine) dobjFor(ShowTo) isHeldBy meetsObjHeld`

Inherited from `Thing` :
`acceptCommand addAllContents addDirectConnections addObjectNotifyItem addToContents addToSenseInfoTable adjustLookAroundTable adjustThrowDestination afterAction afterTravel allContents aNameFrom aNameObj aNameOwnerLoc announceDefaultObject appendHeldContents atmosphereList baseMoveInto basicExamine basicExamineFeel basicExamineListen basicExamineSmell basicExamineTaste beforeAction beforeTravel buildContainmentPaths cacheAmbientInfo cacheSenseInfo cacheSensePath canBeHeardBy canBeSeenBy canBeSensed canBeSmelledBy canBeTouchedBy canDetailsBeSensed canHear canMatchPronounType canMoveViaPath cannotGoShowExits cannotReachObject cannotSeeSmellSource cannotSeeSoundSource canOwn canSee canSmell canThrowViaPath canTouch canTouchViaPath checkActorOutOfNested checkBulkChange checkBulkChangeWithin checkMoveViaPath checkStagingLocation checkThrowViaPath checkTouchViaPath checkTravelerDirectlyInRoom childInName childInNameGen childInNameWithOwner childInRemoteName clearSenseInfo cloneForMultiInstanceContents cloneMultiInstanceContents conjugateRegularVerb connectionTable construct countDisambigName countListName countName countNameFrom countNameOwnerLoc darkRoomContentsLister defaultDistantDesc defaultObscuredDesc desc directionForConnector distantSmellDesc distantSoundDesc dobjFor(AskAbout) dobjFor(AskFor) dobjFor(AskVague) dobjFor(AttachTo) dobjFor(Attack) dobjFor(AttackWith) dobjFor(Board) dobjFor(Break) dobjFor(Burn) dobjFor(BurnWith) dobjFor(Clean) dobjFor(CleanWith) dobjFor(Climb) dobjFor(ClimbDown) dobjFor(ClimbUp) dobjFor(Close) dobjFor(Consult) dobjFor(ConsultAbout) dobjFor(CutWith) dobjFor(Detach) dobjFor(DetachFrom) dobjFor(Dig) dobjFor(DigWith) dobjFor(Doff) dobjFor(Drink) dobjFor(Drop) dobjFor(Eat) dobjFor(Enter) dobjFor(EnterOn) dobjFor(Extinguish) dobjFor(Fasten) dobjFor(FastenTo) dobjFor(Feel) dobjFor(Flip) dobjFor(Follow) dobjFor(GetOffOf) dobjFor(GetOutOf) dobjFor(GiveTo) dobjFor(GoThrough) dobjFor(JumpOff) dobjFor(JumpOver) dobjFor(Kiss) dobjFor(LieOn) dobjFor(Light) dobjFor(ListenTo) dobjFor(Lock) dobjFor(LockWith) dobjFor(LookBehind) dobjFor(LookIn) dobjFor(LookThrough) dobjFor(LookUnder) dobjFor(Move) dobjFor(MoveTo) dobjFor(MoveWith) dobjFor(Open) dobjFor(PlugIn) dobjFor(PlugInto) dobjFor(Pour) dobjFor(PourInto) dobjFor(PourOnto) dobjFor(Pull) dobjFor(Push) dobjFor(PushTravel) dobjFor(PutBehind) dobjFor(PutIn) dobjFor(PutOn) dobjFor(PutUnder) dobjFor(Read) dobjFor(Remove) dobjFor(Screw) dobjFor(ScrewWith) dobjFor(Search) dobjFor(Set) dobjFor(SetTo) dobjFor(SitOn) dobjFor(Smell) dobjFor(StandOn) dobjFor(Strike) dobjFor(Switch) dobjFor(Take) dobjFor(TakeFrom) dobjFor(TalkTo) dobjFor(Taste) dobjFor(TellAbout) dobjFor(TellVague) dobjFor(Throw) dobjFor(ThrowAt) dobjFor(ThrowDir) dobjFor(ThrowTo) dobjFor(Turn) dobjFor(TurnOff) dobjFor(TurnOn) dobjFor(TurnTo) dobjFor(TurnWith) dobjFor(TypeLiteralOn) dobjFor(TypeOn) dobjFor(Unfasten) dobjFor(UnfastenFrom) dobjFor(Unlock) dobjFor(UnlockWith) dobjFor(Unplug) dobjFor(UnplugFrom) dobjFor(Unscrew) dobjFor(UnscrewWith) dobjFor(Wear) examineListContents examineListContentsWith examineSpecialContents examineStatus failCheck feelDesc fillMedium findOpaqueObstructor findTouchObstructor forEachConnectedContainer forEachContainer fromPOV getAllForTakeFrom getAllPathsTo getAnnouncementDistinguisher getBagAffinities getBagsOfHolding getBestDistinguisher getBulk getBulkWithin getCarryingActor getCommonContainer getCommonDirectContainer getConnectedContainers getConnectorTo getContentsForExamine getDestName getDropDestination getEncumberingBulk getEncumberingWeight getExtraScopeItems getHitFallDestination getIdentityObject getInScopeDistinguisher getListedContents getLocPushTraveler getLocTraveler getMovePathTo getNoise getNominalDropDestination getNominalOwner getObjectNotifyList getOdor getOutermostRoom getOutermostVisibleRoom getRoomNotifyList getRoomPartLocation getStateWithInfo getStatuslineExitsHeight getThrowPathTo getTouchPathTo getTravelConnector getVisualSenseInfo getWeight hasCollectiveGroup hideFromAll hideFromDefault initializeEquivalent initializeLocation initializeThing inRoomName iobjFor(AttachTo) iobjFor(AttackWith) iobjFor(BurnWith) iobjFor(CleanWith) iobjFor(CutWith) iobjFor(DetachFrom) iobjFor(DigWith) iobjFor(FastenTo) iobjFor(GiveTo) iobjFor(LockWith) iobjFor(MoveWith) iobjFor(PlugInto) iobjFor(PourInto) iobjFor(PourOnto) iobjFor(PutBehind) iobjFor(PutIn) iobjFor(PutOn) iobjFor(PutUnder) iobjFor(ScrewWith) iobjFor(ShowTo) iobjFor(TakeFrom) iobjFor(ThrowAt) iobjFor(ThrowTo) iobjFor(TurnWith) iobjFor(UnfastenFrom) iobjFor(UnlockWith) iobjFor(UnplugFrom) iobjFor(UnscrewWith) isActorTravelReady isComponentOf isDirectlyIn isIn isInFixedIn isListed isListedInContents isListedInInventory isListedInRoomPart isLookAroundCeiling isNominallyIn isNominallyInRoomPart isOccludedBy isOrIsIn isOwnedBy isShipboard isVocabEquivalent itIs itNom itObj itPossAdj itPossNoun itVerb listCardinality localDirectionLinkForConnector lookAround lookAroundPov lookAroundWithin lookAroundWithinContents lookAroundWithinDesc lookAroundWithinName lookAroundWithinSense lookAroundWithinShowExits lookInDesc mainExamine mainMoveInto mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers mapPushTravelHandlers mergeSenseInfo mergeSenseInfoTable moveInto moveIntoForTravel moveIntoNotifyPath mustMoveObjInto nameIs nameIsnt nameVerb normalizePath notePromptByOwnerLoc notePromptByPossAdj noteSeenBy notifyInsert notifyMoveInto notifyMoveViaPath notifyRemove obscuredDesc obscuredSmellDesc obscuredSoundDesc pluralNameFrom processThrow propHidesProp propWithPresent putInName receiveDrop remoteDesc remoteInitSpecialDesc remoteRoomContentsLister remoteSpecialDesc removeFromContents removeObjectNotifyItem restoreLocation roomActorThereDesc roomContentsLister roomDaemon roomDarkDesc roomDesc roomFirstDesc roomRemoteDesc roomTravelPreCond saveLocation selectPathTo sendNotifyInsert sendNotifyRemove senseAmbientMax senseInfoTable senseObj sensePathFromWithin sensePathFromWithout sensePathToContents sensePathToLoc sensePresenceList setAllSeenBy setContentsSeenBy setGlobalParamName setVisualSenseInfo shineFromWithin shineFromWithout shineOnContents shineOnLoc showDistantSpecialDesc showDistantSpecialDescInContents showInventoryContents showInventoryItem showInventoryItemCounted showListItem showListItemCounted showListItemCountedGen showListItemGen showObjectContents showObscuredSpecialDesc showObscuredSpecialDescInContents showRemoteSpecialDesc showRemoteSpecialDescInContents showSpecialDesc showSpecialDescInContents showSpecialDescInContentsWithInfo showSpecialDescWithInfo showStatuslineExits showWornItem showWornItemCounted smellDesc smellHereDesc soundDesc soundHereDesc specialDescList specialPathFrom statusName stopThrowViaPath superHidesSuper tasteDesc thatNom thatObj theNameFrom theNameObj theNameOwnerLoc theNameWithOwner throwTargetCatch throwTargetHitWith throwViaPath transmitAmbient transSensingIn transSensingOut traversePath tryHolding tryImplicitRemoveObstructor tryMovingObjInto useInitDesc useInitSpecialDesc useSpecialDesc useSpecialDescInContents useSpecialDescInRoom useSpecialDescInRoomPart verbEndingEs verbEndingIes verbEndingS verbToHave verbWas verifyFollowable verifyInsert verifyMoveTo verifyRemove whatIf whatIfHeldBy withVisualSenseInfo`

Inherited from `VocabObject` :
`addToDictionary expandPronounList filterResolveList getFacets inheritVocab initializeVocab initializeVocabWith matchName matchNameCommon matchNameDisambig throwNoMatchForLocation throwNoMatchForPossessive throwNothingInLocation`

Properties

`bulk` OVERRIDDEN | `objects.t[1744]`

no description available

`contentsListed` OVERRIDDEN | `objects.t[1721]`

By default, if the object's contents would be listed in a direct examination, then also list them when showing an inventory list, or describing the enclosing room or an enclosing object.

`isListed` | `objects.t[1712]`

An immovable objects is not listed in room or container contents listings. Since the object is immovable, it's in effect a permanent feature of its location, so it should be described as such: either directly as part of its location's description text, or via its own specialDesc.

`isListedInContents` | `objects.t[1713]`

no description available

`isListedInInventory` | `objects.t[1714]`

no description available

`weight` OVERRIDDEN | `objects.t[1743]`

Since non-portables aren't carried, their weight and bulk are largely irrelevant. Even so, when a non-portable is a component of another object, or otherwise contained in another object, its weight and/or bulk can affect the behavior of the parent object. So, it's simplest to use a default of zero for these so that there are no surprises about the parent's behavior.

Methods

`contentsInFixedIn (loc)`OVERRIDDEN | `objects.t[1730]`

Are my contents within a fixed item that is within the given location? Since we're fixed in place, our contents are certainly within a fixed item, so we merely need to check if we're fixed in place within the given location. We are if we're in the given location or we ourselves are fixed in place in the given location.

`dobjFor(Examine)`OVERRIDDEN | `objects.t[1774]`

Thing decreases the likelihood that we want to examine an object when the object isn't being held. That's fine for portable objects, but nonportables can never be held, so we don't want that decrease in logicalness.

`dobjFor(ShowTo)`OVERRIDDEN | `objects.t[1766]`

showing an immovable to someone simply requires that it be in sight: we're not holding it up to show it, we're simply pointing it out

`isHeldBy (actor)`OVERRIDDEN | `objects.t[1753]`

Non-portable objects can't be held, since they can't be carried. However, in some cases, it's useful to include non-portable objects within an actor, such as when creating component parts of an actor (hands, say). In these cases, the non-portables aren't held, but rather are components or similar.

`meetsObjHeld (actor)`OVERRIDDEN | `objects.t[1759]`

We're not being held, but if our location is an actor, then we're as good as held because we're effectively part of the actor.

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