GetCameraTarget

This template is no longer in use as it results in poor readability. This function returns an element that corresponds to the current target of the specified player's camera (i.e. what it is following).

Syntax

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Server

element getCameraTarget ( player thePlayer )

Required Arguments

• thePlayer: The player whose camera you wish to receive the target of.

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Client

element getCameraTarget ()

Returns

• Returns an element of the target if the function was successful, or false if bad arguments were specified

• Returns false if the camera is in Fixed mode and has no target.

Example

This example checks whether a player's camera's target is another player, and returns true or false accordingly.

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Server script

function isTargetPlayer( thePlayer )
    local target = getCameraTarget ( thePlayer )
    if ( getElementType ( target ) == "player" ) then   -- If target is a player
        return true                                     -- Return true
    else
        return false                                    -- Otherwise, return false.
    end
end

See Also

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