GetElementChildrenCount - Revision history

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	int getElementChildrenCount ( element parent )		int getElementChildrenCount ( element parent )
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	{{OOP\|~~This function is also a static function underneath the Element class.~~\|[[element]]:getChildrenCount\|\|}}		{{OOP\|\|[[element]]:getChildrenCount\|\|}}

	===Required Arguments===		===Required Arguments===

Jaysds: /* Syntax */ OOP

2014-08-16T16:11:11Z

Syntax: OOP

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	int getElementChildrenCount ( element parent )		int getElementChildrenCount ( element parent )
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			{{OOP\|This function is also a static function underneath the Element class.\|[[element]]:getChildrenCount\|\|}}

	===Required Arguments===		===Required Arguments===

Ccw at 04:01, 6 November 2013

2013-11-06T04:01:42Z

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	{{Server client function}}		{{Server client function}}
	This function returns the number of children an element has. Note that only the direct children are counted and not elements that are further down the element tree.		This function returns the number of children an element has. Note that only the direct children are counted and not elements that are further down the [[element tree]].

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

Ccw at 19:29, 19 August 2012

2012-08-19T19:29:22Z

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	{{Server client function}}		{{Server client function}}
	This function returns the number of children an element has.		This function returns the number of children an element has. Note that only the direct children are counted and not elements that are further down the element tree.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

Arc: Grammar fixes

2007-08-15T14:52:28Z

Grammar fixes

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	You could use the following code:		You could use the following code:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	local teamRed = getElementByID("red") -- find the parent element by ~~it's~~ ID		local teamRed = getElementByID("red") -- find the parent element by its ID
	local count = getElementChildrenCount (teamRed) -- get the total number of children		local count = getElementChildrenCount (teamRed) -- get the total number of children
	outputChatBox("Team red has " .. count .. " spawnpoints") -- output: Team red has 4 spawnpoints		outputChatBox("Team red has " .. count .. " spawnpoints") -- output: Team red has 4 spawnpoints
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	Note that this does not only ~~counts~~ spawnpoint elements, but all child elements. Thus if ~~you~~ would ~~have other~~ child elements, the message would be wrong.		Note that this does not only count spawnpoint elements, but all child elements. Thus if there would be child elements of other types, the message would be wrong and you'd have to loop through the children manually, checking the type of each.

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{Element_functions}}		{{Element_functions}}

Driver2 at 21:47, 4 August 2007

2007-08-04T21:47:10Z

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
			{{Server client function}}
	This function returns the number of children an element has.		This function returns the number of children an element has.

Driver2 at 13:03, 29 July 2007

2007-07-29T13:03:04Z

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	===Returns===		===Returns===
	Returns the number of child elements, or false if the parent element does not exist.		Returns an ''int'' with the number of child elements, or ''false'' if the parent element does not exist.

	==Example==		==Example==
	To get the number of children the 'team1' element has:		To get the number of children the 'team1' element has:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="~~lua~~">		<syntaxhighlight lang="xml">
	<team1 id="red">		<team1 id="red">
	<spawnpoint id="spawnpoint_0" posX="2507.8715820313" posY="2772.6071777344" posZ="10.8203125" rot="270" skin="285"/>		<spawnpoint id="spawnpoint_0" posX="2507.8715820313" posY="2772.6071777344" posZ="10.8203125" rot="270" skin="285"/>
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	You could use the following code:		You could use the following code:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	teamRed = getElementByID ( "red" ) -- find the parent element by it's ID		local teamRed = getElementByID("red") -- find the parent element by it's ID
	count = getElementChildrenCount ( teamRed ) -- get the total number of children		local count = getElementChildrenCount (teamRed) -- get the total number of children
	outputChatBox ( "Team red has " .. count .. " spawnpoints" ) -- output: Team red has 4 spawnpoints		outputChatBox("Team red has " .. count .. " spawnpoints") -- output: Team red has 4 spawnpoints
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

			Note that this does not only counts spawnpoint elements, but all child elements. Thus if you would have other child elements, the message would be wrong.

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{Element_functions}}		{{Element_functions}}

Vandalite at 17:20, 21 August 2006

2006-08-21T17:20:36Z

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{~~Element_Functions~~}}		{{Element_functions}}

Vandalite at 17:20, 21 August 2006

2006-08-21T17:20:21Z

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	~~[[Category:Incomplete]]~~

	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	This function returns the number of children an element has.		This function returns the number of children an element has.
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	===Returns===		===Returns===
	Returns the number of child elements, or false if the parent element ~~is invalid~~.		Returns the number of child elements, or false if the parent element does not exist.

	==Example==		==Example==
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{~~FunctionArea_Functions~~}}		{{Element_Functions}}

Erorr404 at 12:19, 2 June 2006

2006-06-02T12:19:28Z

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	==Example==		==Example==
	To get the number of ~~elements under~~ team1:		To get the number of children the 'team1' element has:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	<team1 id="red">		<team1 id="red">