ClearElementVisibleTo

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This function clears any settings added by setElementVisibleTo and restores an element to its default visibility.

Syntax

bool clearElementVisibleTo ( element theElement )   

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Method: element:clearVisibility(...)


Required Arguments

  • theElement: The element in which you wish to restore to its default visibility

Returns

Returns true if the operation was successful, false otherwise.

Example

This example clears any visibility settings after a player dies, so everyone can see his blip for a short period

-- specify the getBlipAttachedTo function
function getBlipAttachedTo( thePlayer )
	local blips = getElementsByType( "blip" )
	for k, theBlip in ipairs( blips ) do
		if getElementAttachedTo( theBlip ) == thePlayer then
			return theBlip
		end
	end
	return false
end

function clearVisibilityWasted ( totalammo, killer, killerweapon, bodypart ) -- when a player dies
    clearElementVisibleTo ( getBlipAttachedTo ( source ) ) -- clear any visiblity settings of his blip
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerWasted", root, clearVisibilityWasted  ) --add an event handler for onPlayerWasted

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