GetCameraMode

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

Syntax

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Server

string getCameraMode ( player thePlayer )

Required Arguments

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

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Client

string getCameraMode ( )

Required Arguments

None.

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:

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Server script

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

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Client script

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

See Also

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