GetElementByIndex

This function returns an element of the specified type from index.

Syntax

element getElementByIndex ( string type, int index )  

Required Arguments

• type: the type of the element to be returned. Examples include "player", "vehicle", or a custom type.
• index: the element's index (0 for the first element, 1 for the second, etc).

Returns

Returns the requested element, or false if it doesn't exist.

Example

This example does...

totalplayers = getPlayerCount () -- get the amount of players in the server
local i = 0
while ( i < totalplayers ) do -- step through the players, from 0 to total, and send each a greeting
  pyr = getElementByIndex ( "player", i ) -- get a player element from index and assign it to variable pyr
  outputChatBox ( "Hello " .. getPlayerName ( pyr ) .. "!", pyr )
  i = i + 1
end