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46379: Action: Examine Item
Used by the routine at ParserProcessItem.
Carry out the "Examine Item" command.
Input
C Item ID
Output
F Carry flag set when the item isn't present
ActionExamineItem 46379 INC BC Turn the search position into this object's index.
46380 LD A,(44786)
46383 SUB C
46384 LD E,A
46385 PUSH DE Remember the object index.
46386 LD IX,(44766) Point IX at the item groups.
46390 CALL GetTableEntry Call GetTableEntry to look up the table entry.
46393 POP DE Restore the object index from the stack.
46394 JR ExamineItem Check the first item in this group.
ExamineItem_Loop 46396 INC HL Step to the next item in this group.
ExamineItem 46397 LD A,(HL) Jump to Response_ItemNotHere if *HL is equal to 255.
46398 CP 255
46400 JR Z,Response_ItemNotHere
46402 CALL Get_ObjectLocation Call Get_ObjectLocation to find where the object is.
46405 JR NZ,ExamineItem_Loop Jump to ExamineItem_Loop if the item wasn't found.
46407 RET Return.
The item being examined isn't in the room or in the players inventory.
Response_ItemNotHere 46408 LD HL,45029 Print "I can't see ".
46411 CALL PrintString
Print the object name.
46414 LD IX,(44768) Point IX at the noun for this item.
46418 CALL GetTableEntry Call GetTableEntry to look up the table entry.
46421 CALL PrintString Call PrintString to print the string.
46424 LD HL,45042 Print " here." and start a new line.
46427 CALL PrintStringAndANewline
46430 SCF Set the carry flag to report that the item isn't here, so the command goes no further.
46431 RET Return.
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