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IsVehicleOnGround

2009-07-05T16:02:17Z

Lxgiwyl: /* Example */

{{Server client function}}
__NOTOC__
Checks to see if a vehicle has contact with the ground.

==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
bool isVehicleOnGround ( vehicle theVehicle )
</syntaxhighlight>

===Required Arguments===
*'''theVehicle:''' The vehicle you wish to check.

===Returns===
Returns ''true'' if vehicle is on the ground, ''false'' if it is not.

==Example==

This example tells you when you've jumped out of a vehicle.

<section name="Server" class="server" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function checkVState ( vehicle, seat, jacked )
vehName = getVehicleName ( vehicle )

if isVehicleOnGround ( vehicle ) == false then
outputChatBox ( "You jumped out of a "..vehName.."!", source, 255, 0, 0 )
end

end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerVehicleExit", getRootElement(), checkVState )
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

==See Also==
{{Vehicle functions}}
[[Category:Needs_Example]]

IsVehicleOnGround

2009-07-05T16:01:09Z

Lxgiwyl: /* Example */

{{Server client function}}
__NOTOC__
Checks to see if a vehicle has contact with the ground.

==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
bool isVehicleOnGround ( vehicle theVehicle )
</syntaxhighlight>

===Required Arguments===
*'''theVehicle:''' The vehicle you wish to check.

===Returns===
Returns ''true'' if vehicle is on the ground, ''false'' if it is not.

==Example==

This example tells you when you've jumped out of a vehicle.

<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function checkVState ( vehicle, seat, jacked )
vehName = getVehicleName ( vehicle )

if isVehicleOnGround ( vehicle ) == false then
outputChatBox ( "You jumped out of a "..vehName.."!", source, 255, 0, 0 )
end

end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerVehicleExit", getRootElement(), checkVState )

</syntaxhighlight>

==See Also==
{{Vehicle functions}}
[[Category:Needs_Example]]

SetElementAlpha

2009-07-05T15:12:10Z

Lxgiwyl: /* Example */

{{Server client function}}
__NOTOC__
This function sets the alpha(transparency) value for the specified [[element]]. This can be a [[player]] or a [[vehicle]].

==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
bool setElementAlpha ( element theElement, int alpha )
</syntaxhighlight>

===Required Arguments===
*'''theElement:''' The [[element]] whose alpha you want to set.
*'''alpha:''' The alpha value to set. Value can be 0-255, where 255 is fully opaque and 0 is fully transparent.
===Returns===
Returns ''false'' if invalid arguments were passed.

==Example==
<section name="Clientside example" class="client" show="true">
This example makes the player invisible.
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function invisible()
setElementAlpha(getLocalPlayer(), 0)
end
addCommandHandler ( "invisible", invisible )
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

<section name="Serverside example" class="server" show="true">
This example lets you toggle invisibility when you write /invis.
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">qb = 0 -- set a variable 'qb' saying you're not invisible.

function toggleInvis ( source ) -- source is whoever executed the command
if qb == 0 then -- if the source player is NOT invisible
qb = 1 -- set qb to say the source player is invisible
setElementAlpha ( source, 0 ) -- set the players alpha to 0 (make them invisible)
else -- else, if the source player IS visible
qb = 0 -- set qb to say the source player is visible.
setElementAlpha ( source, 255 ) -- set the players alpha to 255 (make them 100% visible)
end
end
addCommandHandler ( "invis", toggleInvis ) -- When /invis is typed, the function 'toggleInvis' will start.
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>

==See Also==
{{Element functions}}