vp_console_message

Method call snippet vp_console_message(instance, session, name, message, effects, red, green, blue);

Makes a bot send a custom named and/or formatted message to the world or a specific session in-world.

Parameters

These are the parameters that this method requires:

Parameter	Usage
VPInstance instance	Pointer to the instance this method call is intended for
int session	Session ID to send the message to. Zero to send to everyone
string name	Name to use for the chat message. Empty string to hide name.
string message	Chat message contents
int effects	Text effects (combination of vp_text_effect flags)
uchar red	Red component of the text color(0-255)
uchar green	Green component of the text color(0-255)
uchar blue	Blue component of the text color(0-255)

This method returns a return code integer, which indicates whether the call was successful or errored for any reason:

Return code	Cause
`VP_RC_SUCCESS`	Successful call (for methods that have a registered callback, it only means the request has been sent)
`VP_RC_NOT_INITIALIZED`	SDK not initialized with `vp_init()` yet
`VP_RC_NOT_IN_WORLD`	Bot is not currently in a world
`VP_RC_STRING_TOO_LONG`	Name or message exceeds 255 characters in length

effects can be 0, or any combination of VP_TEXT_EFFECT_BOLD and VP_TEXT_EFFECT_ITALIC.

This will output "Postman: You have a letter" in chat.

vp_console_message(sdk, 0, "Postman", "You have a letter", VP_TEXT_EFFECT_BOLD | VP_TEXT_EFFECT_ITALIC, 255, 0, 0);