From the NannyMUD documentation

LAST CHANGE

2001-02-07

FUNCTION

NAME
        get_objects - Parse a string and return matching objects.


LOCATION
	/obj/support

SYNTAX
        object *get_objects(string, void|object *|object)

DESCRIPTION
        This function will parse the string, finding all objects 
        matching it. The second argument is in which objects it
        should search which, if left out, will default to 
        environment(this_player()) and this_player().
        
        For more help on the syntax on the string see the syntax
	section under information in help.


EXAMPLE
	object *obs, who;

	who=find_player("harry");
	if(who)
	   obs="/obj/support"->get_objects("hammer 4 in bag",who);

	/* Searches for hammmer 4 in the first bag in Harry's inventory */


SEE ALSO
        get_getable_objects in support/get_getable_objects


SEE ALSO
        get_dropable_objects in support/get_dropable_objects