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GetCameraTarget

2010-03-05T19:10:09Z

DrifterCZ:

{{Server client function}}
__NOTOC__
This function returns an [[element]] that corresponds to the current target of the specified player's camera (i.e. what it is following).
==Syntax==
<section class="server" name="Server" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
element getCameraTarget ( player thePlayer )
</syntaxhighlight>

===Required Arguments===
*'''thePlayer:''' The player whose camera you wish to receive the target of.
</section>
<section class="client" name="Client" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
element getCameraTarget ()
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

===Returns===
* Returns an [[element]] of the target if the function was successful, or ''false'' if bad arguments were specified
{{New feature|3|1.0|
* Returns ''false'' if the camera is in Fixed mode and has no target.
}}

==Example==
This example checks whether a player's camera's target is another player, and returns true or false accordingly.
<section class="server" name="Server script" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function isTargetPlayer( thePlayer )
local target = getCameraTarget ( thePlayer )
if ( getElementType ( target ) == "player" ) then -- If target is a player
return true -- Return true
else
return false -- Otherwise, return false.
end
end
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

==See Also==
{{Camera functions}}

GetCameraTarget

2010-03-05T19:07:58Z

DrifterCZ:

{{Server client function}}
__NOTOC__
{{Note_box|If you are in any vehicle, function will return the [[vehicle]] element instead of [[player]] element.}}
This function returns an [[element]] that corresponds to the current target of the specified player's camera (i.e. what it is following).
==Syntax==
<section class="server" name="Server" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
element getCameraTarget ( player thePlayer )
</syntaxhighlight>

===Required Arguments===
*'''thePlayer:''' The player whose camera you wish to receive the target of.
</section>
<section class="client" name="Client" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
element getCameraTarget ()
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

===Returns===
* Returns an [[element]] of the target if the function was successful, or ''false'' if bad arguments were specified
{{New feature|3|1.0|
* Returns ''false'' if the camera is in Fixed mode and has no target.
}}

==Example==
This example checks whether a player's camera's target is another player, and returns true or false accordingly.
<section class="server" name="Server script" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function isTargetPlayer( thePlayer )
local target = getCameraTarget ( thePlayer )
if ( getElementType ( target ) == "player" ) then -- If target is a player
return true -- Return true
else
return false -- Otherwise, return false.
end
end
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

==See Also==
{{Camera functions}}

GetCameraTarget

2010-03-05T18:18:21Z

DrifterCZ: /* Returns */

GetCameraTarget

2010-02-22T16:35:44Z

DrifterCZ: /* Returns */

{{Server client function}}
__NOTOC__
This function returns an [[element]] that corresponds to the current target of the specified player's camera (i.e. what it is following).
==Syntax==
<section class="server" name="Server" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
element getCameraTarget ( player thePlayer )
</syntaxhighlight>

===Required Arguments===
*'''thePlayer:''' The player whose camera you wish to receive the target of.
</section>
<section class="client" name="Client" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
element getCameraTarget ()
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

===Returns===
* Returns an [[element]] of the target if the function was successful, or ''false'' if bad arguments were specified
{{New feature|3|1.0|
* Returns ''false'' if the camera is in Fixed mode and has no target, or if the camera target is local player and function is called client-side
}}

==Example==
This example checks whether a player's camera's target is another player, and returns true or false accordingly.
<section class="server" name="Server script" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function isTargetPlayer( thePlayer )
local target = getCameraTarget ( thePlayer )
if ( getElementType ( target ) == "player" ) then -- If target is a player
return true -- Return true
else
return false -- Otherwise, return false.
end
end
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

==See Also==
{{Camera functions}}