Methods and values

Methods perform actions or calculate values. Their names use PascalCase or a namespace-like dot:

Print "Server started"
Broadcast @all 5s "Welcome!"
$count = AmountOf @all
*date = Date.Current

Inspect the current server rather than guessing:

serhelp methods
serhelp methods essential
serhelp methods Player
serhelp methods all
serhelp Broadcast

The specific method page describes argument order, accepted types, optional defaults, return types, and defined errors.

Common values

Kind	Examples
Text	"hello", "Player: {@sender -> name}"
Number	10, 3.5, 25%
Duration	500ms, 5s, 2m, 1h
Boolean	true, false
Enum	ClassD, Coin, LczCheckpointA
Color	#ff8800

Text containing spaces must be quoted. Use <br /> for a line break displayed in SCP:SL text.

Numbers and durations

Expressions support +, -, *, /, and %. Parentheses make evaluation order explicit:

$damage = 20
$remaining = 100 - ($damage * 2)
$healAmount = Round ((100 + 50) * 25%)
Print "Remaining: {$remaining}; heal: {$healAmount}"

Duration suffixes such as ms, s, m, and h are used when the number is known in the script. Convert a calculated number with ToDuration:

$seconds = Random 10 30
$delay = ToDuration $seconds seconds
wait $delay

Use # at the beginning of a line for a comment. Comments should explain the reason for an instruction or another non-obvious decision.

Return values

A returning method can be stored:

$aliveCount = AmountOf @alivePlayers
@target = Take @alivePlayers 1
*room = GetRoomByName Lcz173

The variable prefix must be able to hold the returned type. serhelp MethodName states which type is returned.

Inline expressions

Use braces when a method call or property chain is passed inside another instruction:

Print "Alive: {AmountOf @alivePlayers}"
Broadcast @all 5s "Room: {@sender -> roomRef -> name}"
if {AmountOf @alivePlayers} > 0
    Print "The round has players"
end

A standalone prefixed variable is already one complete value:

Reply $message
if $enabled is true
    Print $message
end

Use _ to retain an optional argument's default when a later argument is needed. Use * as a wildcard only where the selected method documents it.

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