GetCameraMode

	This function is deprecated. This means that its use is discouraged and that it might not exist in future versions, but there should be a more generic way to perform what it does.

Please use getCameraTarget

This function returns a string containing the current mode of the player's camera.

Syntax

string getCameraMode ( player thePlayer )

Required Arguments

• thePlayer: The player whose camera mode you wish to obtain.

Returns

Returns a string with one of two values if successful:

• player: The camera is attached to a player.
• fixed: The camera is in a fixed position.

The function will return false if unsuccessful.

Example

This function checks the camera state of a player, by specifying his name:

function checkCamera( source, command, targetName )
      local targetPlayer = getPlayerFromNick ( targetName )   -- Get the player using his name
      outputConsole( targetName.."'s camera mode is: "..getCameraMode( targetPlayer ), source )  -- Output the state of player's camera
end
addCommandHandler( "camera", checkCamera )

See Also

• fadeCamera
• getCameraInterior
• getCameraMatrix
• getCameraTarget
• setCameraInterior
• setCameraMatrix
• setCameraTarget