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==Syntax==  
{{Server client function}}
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This function returns the alpha (transparency) value for the specified [[element]]. This can be a [[player]], [[ped]], [[object]], [[vehicle]] or [[Element/Weapon|weapon]].
 
==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
int getElementAlpha ( element theElement )
int getElementAlpha ( element theElement )
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</syntaxhighlight>
{{OOP||[[element]]:getAlpha|alpha|setElementAlpha}}
===Required Arguments===
*'''theElement:''' The [[element]] whose alpha you want to retrieve.
===Returns===
Returns an integer (0-255; 0 = transparent) indicating the element's alpha, or ''false'' if invalid arguments were passed.
==Example==
<section name="Clientside example" class="client" show="true">
This example outputs whether the player is invisible.
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function amIVisible()
if getElementAlpha(localPlayer) == 0 then
            outputChatBox("I'm invisible")
        else
            outputChatBox("I'm not invisible")
        end
end
addCommandHandler ( "amivisible", amIVisible )
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>
==See Also==
{{Element functions}}

Latest revision as of 22:53, 1 January 2015

This function returns the alpha (transparency) value for the specified element. This can be a player, ped, object, vehicle or weapon.

Syntax

int getElementAlpha ( element theElement )

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

Method: element:getAlpha(...)
Variable: .alpha
Counterpart: setElementAlpha


Required Arguments

  • theElement: The element whose alpha you want to retrieve.

Returns

Returns an integer (0-255; 0 = transparent) indicating the element's alpha, or false if invalid arguments were passed.

Example

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Clientside example

This example outputs whether the player is invisible. 

function amIVisible()
	if getElementAlpha(localPlayer) == 0 then
            outputChatBox("I'm invisible")
        else
            outputChatBox("I'm not invisible")
        end
end
addCommandHandler ( "amivisible", amIVisible )

See Also


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