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{{Server client function}}
This function returns an element from the specified ID.
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This function determines the element that the specified element is attached to.


==Syntax==  
==Syntax==  
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element getElementAttachedTo ( element theElement )   
element getElementAttachedTo ( element theElement )   
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{{OOP||[[element]]:getAttachedTo||}}


===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
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==Example==  
==Example==  
This example assigns the element that the specified element is attached to into attached.
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This example defines a console command that outputs the type of the element that the player is attached to.
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addEventHandler ( "onConsole", root, "onConsole" )
function getAttached ( thePlayer )
function onConsole ( text )
     local attached = getElementAttachedTo ( thePlayer )
  if ( getElementType ( source ) == "player" ) then
    if ( attached ) then
    command = gettok ( text, 1, 32 )
         outputConsole ( getPlayerName(thePlayer) .. " is attached to a " .. getElementType(attached) )
     if ( command == "getattached" ) then
    else
      attached = getElementAttachedTo ( source )
         outputConsole ( getPlayerName(thePlayer) .. " is not attached to an element" )
      if ( attached ) then
         outputConsole ( "element type: " .. getElementType ( attached ) ) -- possible output
      else
         outputConsole ( "not attached to an element" ) -- display error
      end
     end
     end
  end
end
end
addCommandHandler ( "getattached", getAttached )
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==See Also==
==See Also==
{{Element_functions}}
{{Element_functions}}

Latest revision as of 22:53, 1 January 2015

This function determines the element that the specified element is attached to.

Syntax

element getElementAttachedTo ( element theElement )

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

Method: element:getAttachedTo(...)


Required Arguments

  • theElement: The element you require the information for.

Returns

Returns the element that the chosen element is attached to, or false if the element isn't attached to another element.

Example

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Server

This example defines a console command that outputs the type of the element that the player is attached to. 

function getAttached ( thePlayer )
    local attached = getElementAttachedTo ( thePlayer )
    if ( attached ) then
        outputConsole ( getPlayerName(thePlayer) .. " is attached to a " .. getElementType(attached) )
    else
        outputConsole ( getPlayerName(thePlayer) .. " is not attached to an element" )
    end
end
addCommandHandler ( "getattached", getAttached )

See Also


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