Function mk_tt_object

src/mkobj.c:2226–2248

make an object named after someone listed in the scoreboard file; never returns Null */

/* make an object named after someone listed in the scoreboard file;
   never returns Null */
struct obj *
mk_tt_object(
    int objtype, /* CORPSE or STATUE */
    coordxy x, coordxy y)
{
    struct obj *otmp;
    boolean initialize_it;

    /* player statues never contain books */
    initialize_it = (objtype != STATUE);
    otmp = mksobj_at(objtype, x, y, initialize_it, FALSE);

    /* tt_oname() will return null if the scoreboard is empty, which in
       turn leaves the random corpsenm value; force it to match a player */
    if (!tt_oname(otmp)) {
        int pm = rn1(PM_WIZARD - PM_ARCHEOLOGIST + 1, PM_ARCHEOLOGIST);

        /* update weight for either, force timer sanity for corpses */
        set_corpsenm(otmp, pm);
    }

    return otmp;
}

/* make a new corpse or statue, uninitialized if a statue (i.e. no books);
   never returns Null */