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Created page with "__NOTOC__ {{Useful Function}} This function returns the name of the resource that created an element. ==Syntax== <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> string getElementResourceName ( element theElement ) </syntaxhighlight> ===Required arguments=== * '''theElement''': the element you want to get the resource name of. ==Returns== This function always returns a ''string'' containing the element's creator or a string containing information on how it failed to do so. ==Cod..."

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__NOTOC__
{{Useful Function}}
This function returns the name of the resource that created an element.

==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
string getElementResourceName ( element theElement )
</syntaxhighlight>

===Required arguments===
* '''theElement''': the [[element]] you want to get the resource name of.

==Returns==
This function always returns a ''string'' containing the [[element]]'s creator or a string containing information on how it failed to do so.

==Code==
<section name="Function source" class="both" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function getElementResourceName(element)
if not isElement(element) then
return "Invalid element"
end

local maxHops = 50
local path = getElementType(element)
local chain = { element }

-- Build parent chain
local current = element
while current and maxHops > 0 do
current = getElementParent(current)
if current then
table.insert(chain, current)
path = path .. " -> " .. getElementType(current)
end
maxHops = maxHops - 1
end

-- Try to match one of the parents to a resource root
for _, res in ipairs(getResources()) do
local resRoot = getResourceRootElement(res)
for _, ancestor in ipairs(chain) do
if ancestor == resRoot then
return getResourceName(res)
end
end
end

return "No matching resource found (path: " .. path .. ")"
end

</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

==See also==
{{Useful_Functions}}

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