GetAlivePlayersInTeam

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This function returns a table of the alive players in a team.

Syntax

table getAlivePlayersInTeam ( element theTeam )

Required Arguments

• theTeam: The element of the team where you want to get the alive players from.

Optional Arguments

Code

function getAlivePlayersInTeam(theTeam)
    local theTable = { }
    local players = getPlayersInTeam(theTeam)
 
    for i,v in pairs(players) do
      if not isPedDead(v) then
        theTable[#theTable+1]=v
      end
    end
 
    return theTable
end

Example

function getAlivePlayersInTeam(theTeam)
    local theTable = { }
    local players = getPlayersInTeam(theTeam)
 
    for i,v in pairs(players) do
        if not isPedDead(v) then
            theTable[#theTable+1]=v
        end
    end
 
    return theTable
end
 
mta = createTeam("MTA",255,100,0)
 
-- define the command handler function
function getThePlayers(thePlayer)
    local count = #getAlivePlayersInTeam(mta) or 0 -- get the alive players.
 
    outputChatBox("MTA team has ".. tonumber(count) .." player's alive.",thePlayer)
end
-- add the command handler
addCommandHandler("alive",getThePlayers)

Author(s): Castillo, Karlis

See Also

	This article needs checking.
	Reason: The function I added at the bottom should be scripted by someone. --Ransom 21:45, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

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