recognizing intventory item description

[dace]

I would like the Player to be able to throw any of his inventory items out the window.

I would like a display to read:  "You throw your [active inventory item] out the window."

Is there a convenient way to get a textual description of whatever the ActiveInventory happens to be without having to write "if" statements for each possible inventory item?

I tried using the GetTextProperty command as described in manual, to no avail.
I tried editing "Properties" for each item, but it does not appear to be item-specific.

I am very confused. Please help.

[Dualnames]

I would like the Player to be able to throw any of his inventory items out the window.

I would like a display to read:  "You throw your [active inventory item] out the window."

Is there a convenient way to get a textual description of whatever the ActiveInventory happens to be without having to write "if" statements for each possible inventory item?

I tried using the GetTextProperty command as described in manual, to no avail.
I tried editing "Properties" for each item, but it does not appear to be item-specific.

I am very confused. Please help.

Of course there is.
All you need is this:

Display("You throw your %s out the window.",player.ActiveInventory.Name);

[dace]

so simple, yet so effective.

I thank you.

[Dualnames]

Glaaad to be of serviceee

[Trent R]

I believe that ActiveInventory is a pointer of a InventoryItem type. So you can use any of the InventoryItem functions on it.

~Trent
PS-The AGS Wiki has a good article on pointers.