CreateBlipAttachedTo

This function creates a blip that is attached to an element. This blip is displayed as an icon on the client's radar and will 'follow' the element that it is attached to around.

Syntax

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blip createBlipAttachedTo ( element elementToAttachTo, [int icon=0, int size=2, int r=255, int g=0, int b=0, int a=255, int ordering=0, float visibleDistance=99999.0, visibleTo = getRootElement()] )

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blip createBlipAttachedTo ( element elementToAttachTo, [int icon=0, int size=2, int r=255, int g=0, int b=0, 
int a=255, int ordering=0, float visibleDistance=99999.0] )

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Method: Blip.createAttachedTo(...)

Required Arguments

• elementToAttachTo: The element to attach the marker to.

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.

• icon: The icon that the radar blips should be. Valid values can be seen at Blip Icons
• size: The size of the radar blip. Only applicable to the Marker icon. Default value is 2.
• r: The amount of red in the blip's color (0 - 255). Only applicable to the Marker icon. Default is 255.
• g: The amount of green in the blip's color (0 - 255). Only applicable to the Marker icon. Default is 0.
• b: The amount of blue in the blip's color (0 - 255). Only applicable to the Marker icon. Default is 0.
• a: The amount of alpha in the blip's color (0 - 255). Only applicable to the Marker icon. Default is 255.

• ordering: This defines the blip's Z-level ordering (-32768 - 32767). Default is 0.
• visibleDistance: The maximum distance from the camera at which the blip is still visible (0 - 65535)

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• visibleTo: What elements can see the blip. Defaults to visible to everyone. See visibility.

Returns

Returns a blip if the blip was created succesfully, or false otherwise.

Example

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This example creates a radar blip attached to a random player, visible to everyone. The blip will follow the player around as they move. This could be used for manhunt, to emphasise a random player.

-- Pick a random player
function setupRandomRobber ()
	local myPlayer = getRandomPlayer ()
	-- Create a radar blip at the player's position, with a 'cash' icon and only visible to everyone (no 'visibleTo' parameter)
	local myBlip = createBlipAttachedTo ( myPlayer, 52 )
end

See Also

• createBlip
• createBlipAttachedTo
• getBlipColor
• getBlipIcon
• getBlipOrdering
• getBlipSize
• getBlipVisibleDistance
• setBlipColor
• setBlipIcon
• setBlipOrdering
• setBlipSize
• setBlipVisibleDistance