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{{Server function}}
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This function will check if a player is pressing a particular control. Controls are those that affect GTA. If you wish to get the state of another key, use [[bindKey]] and a command function.
This function will check if a player is pressing a particular control. Controls are those that affect GTA. If you wish to get the state of another key, use [[bindKey]] and a command function.


Note: Not all control states are sent to the server at all times, as such their state may be given incorrectly. As a rule, keys that move or affect the player or their vehicle are most likely to be accurate.
Note: Not all control states are sent to the server at all times, as such their state may be given incorrectly. As a rule, keys that move or affect the player or their vehicle are most likely to be accurate. For increased accuracy (and also increased bandwidth usage) use bindKey instead to bind a GTA control name to a function.


==Syntax==  
==Syntax==  
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">bool getControlState ( player thePlayer, string controlName ) </syntaxhighlight>  
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">bool getControlState ( player thePlayer, string controlName )</syntaxhighlight>  


===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
*'''thePlayer:''' The player you wish to get the control state of.
*'''thePlayer:''' The player you wish to get the control state of. Do not use this parameter when scripting for client.
*'''controlName:''' The control that you want to get the state of. See [[control names]] for a list of possible controls.
*'''controlName:''' The control that you want to get the state of. See [[control names]] for a list of possible controls.
'''Note:''' several controls are not synched with the server, therefore the function will always return ''false'' for these controls serverside. These controls are:
*next_weapon
*previous_weapon
*jump
*zoom_in
*zoom_out
*look_behind
*change_camera
*conversation_yes
*conversation_no
*group_control_forwards
*group_control_back
*sub_mission
*radio_next
*radio_previous
*vehicle_look_left
*vehicle_look_right
*vehicle_look_behind
*vehicle_mouse_look
*special_control_*


===Returns===
===Returns===
Returns the state of the control if found, 'false' otherwise.
Returns the state of the control, ''false'' if the control doesn't exist or if the player is dead.


==Example==   
==Example==   
This example starts a repeating check when a player spawns, if a player presses the fire key, they'll be killed.  
This example starts a repeating check when a player spawns, if a player presses the fire key, they'll be killed.  
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerSpawn", root, "onPlayerSpawn" )
function onPlayerSpawn ( theSpawnpoint )
function onPlayerSpawn ( theSpawnpoint )
  killPlayerIfTheyPressThisKey ( source, "fire" ) -- start a repeating check
    killPlayerIfTheyPressThisKey ( source, "fire" ) -- start a repeating check
end
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerSpawn", root, onPlayerSpawn )


function killPlayerIfTheyPressThisKey ( thePlayer, key )
function killPlayerIfTheyPressThisKey ( thePlayer, key )
  if ( getControlState ( thePlayer, key ) ) then -- if they're pressing the fire key
    if ( getControlState ( thePlayer, key ) ) then       -- if they're pressing the fire key
    outputChatBox ( "Violence will not be tollerated!", thePlayer )
        outputChatBox ( "Violence will not be tolerated!", thePlayer )
    killPlayer ( thePlayer ) -- kill them
        killPed ( thePlayer )                         -- kill them
  else -- otherwise..
    else                                                 -- otherwise..
    setTimer ( "killPlayerIfTheyPressThisKey", 500, 1, thePlayer, key ) -- call this function again in 500ms
        setTimer ( killPlayerIfTheyPressThisKey, 500, 1, thePlayer, key ) -- call this function again in 500ms
  end
    end
end
end
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
==Changelog==
{{ChangelogHeader}}
{{ChangelogItem|1.5.5-3.11427|Deprecated client-side. Use [[setPedControlState]] and [[getPedControlState]] client-side.}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
{{Input functions}}
{{Input functions}}

Revision as of 21:10, 8 July 2018

This function will check if a player is pressing a particular control. Controls are those that affect GTA. If you wish to get the state of another key, use bindKey and a command function.

Note: Not all control states are sent to the server at all times, as such their state may be given incorrectly. As a rule, keys that move or affect the player or their vehicle are most likely to be accurate. For increased accuracy (and also increased bandwidth usage) use bindKey instead to bind a GTA control name to a function.

Syntax

bool getControlState ( player thePlayer, string controlName )

Required Arguments

  • thePlayer: The player you wish to get the control state of. Do not use this parameter when scripting for client.
  • controlName: The control that you want to get the state of. See control names for a list of possible controls.

Note: several controls are not synched with the server, therefore the function will always return false for these controls serverside. These controls are:

  • next_weapon
  • previous_weapon
  • jump
  • zoom_in
  • zoom_out
  • look_behind
  • change_camera
  • conversation_yes
  • conversation_no
  • group_control_forwards
  • group_control_back
  • sub_mission
  • radio_next
  • radio_previous
  • vehicle_look_left
  • vehicle_look_right
  • vehicle_look_behind
  • vehicle_mouse_look
  • special_control_*

Returns

Returns the state of the control, false if the control doesn't exist or if the player is dead.

Example

This example starts a repeating check when a player spawns, if a player presses the fire key, they'll be killed.

function onPlayerSpawn ( theSpawnpoint )
    killPlayerIfTheyPressThisKey ( source, "fire" ) -- start a repeating check
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerSpawn", root, onPlayerSpawn )

function killPlayerIfTheyPressThisKey ( thePlayer, key )
    if ( getControlState ( thePlayer, key ) ) then        -- if they're pressing the fire key
        outputChatBox ( "Violence will not be tolerated!", thePlayer )
        killPed ( thePlayer )                          -- kill them
    else                                                  -- otherwise..
        setTimer ( killPlayerIfTheyPressThisKey, 500, 1, thePlayer, key ) -- call this function again in 500ms
    end
end

Changelog

Version Description
1.5.5-3.11427 Deprecated client-side. Use setPedControlState and getPedControlState client-side.

See Also