GetAttachedElements

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This function returns a table of all the elements attached to the specified element

Syntax

table getAttachedElements ( element theElement )

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Note: This function is also a static function underneath the Element class.
Method: element:getAttchedElements(...)


Required Arguments

  • theElement: The element which you require the information from.

Returns

Returns a table of all the elements attached to the specified element.

Example

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-- Print a list of all the players attached to the specified element
  local Inf = getElementByID ( "infernus1" )
  local attachedElements = getAttachedElements ( Inf )
  if ( attachedElements ) then -- if we got the table
    local attachedElementsList = "none"
    -- Loop through the table
    for ElementKey, ElementValue in ipairs ( attachedElements ) do
      -- add their name to the list
      if ( getElementType ( ElementValue ) == "player" ) then
        if ( attachedElementsList == "none" ) then
          attachedElementsList = getPlayerName ( ElementValue )
        else
          attachedElementsList = attachedElementsList .. ", " .. getPlayerName ( ElementValue )
        end
      end
    end
    outputConsole ( "Players attached to the infernus: " .. attachedElementsList )
  end

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