Flash Multiplayer Virtual Worlds

Sending private messages

A common use of buddy list is sending private messages to buddies. In some cases, we may be playing a game in virtual world and want to ask whether my friend wants to join it. We can open up the buddy list within the game and send a private message out. We are going to implement it by using the built-in private message feature.

We added a private message button in the info panel. A private message panel prompts out when we click on the button. After the player inputs some text and clicks on send, we construct the private message in a format to include the recipient's name. We need the recipient's name to display in the chat dialog panel. The chat message is composed in following format:

Sender|recipient|private message ...