CloneElement

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This function clones (creates an exact copy of) an already existing element. The root node, and player elements cannot be cloned. If a player element is a child of an element that is cloned, it will be skipped, along with the elements that exist as a child to the player element.

The cloned element will be placed on the element tree as a child of the same parent as the cloned element.

Syntax

element cloneElement ( element theElement, [ float xOffset = 0, float yOffset = 0, float zOffset = 0, bool cloneChildren = false ] )

Required Arguments

  • theElement: The element that you wish to clone.

Optional Arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use. For more information on optional arguments, see optional arguments.

  • xOffset: A floating point number representing the offset from the cloned element's X coordinate on the map.
  • yOffset: A floating point number representing the offset from the cloned element's Y coordinate on the map.
  • zOffset: A floating point number representing the offset from the cloned element's Z coordinate on the map.
  • cloneChildren: A boolean value representing whether or not the element's children will be cloned.

Returns

Returns the handle of the new cloned element of the parent.

Example

This example clones the vehicle a player is in. 

if ( command == "clone" ) then
  x, y, z = getElementPosition ( source ) -- get the position of the player
  clone = cloneElement ( getPlayerOccupiedVehicle ( source ), 5, 0, 0 ) -- create a clone of the player's vehicle
end

See Also


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