GetElementID - Revision history

1Lorenzo at 12:05, 2 June 2025

2025-06-02T12:05:07Z

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	idstring = getElementID ( flag ) -- get the id of the flag element		idstring = getElementID ( flag ) -- get the id of the flag element
	outputChatBox ( "The flag's ID is: " .. idstring ) -- output: The flag's ID is: northflag		outputChatBox ( "The flag's ID is: " .. idstring ) -- output: The flag's ID is: northflag
			</syntaxhighlight>

			Another ex;
			<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
			local obj = createObject(971, 0, 0, 3)
			setElementID(obj, 'testObj')

			idstring = getElementID ( obj ) -- get the id of the object
			outputChatBox ( "The obket's ID is: " .. idstring ) -- output: The object ID is: testObj
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

2024-02-10T22:07:35Z

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	{{Server client function}}		{{Server client function}}
	This function gets the ID of an element. This is the "id" attribute of the element and is a string, NOT a number like a model ID, weapons ID or similar.		This function gets the ID of an element. This is the "id" attribute of the element and is a string, NOT a number like a model ID, weapons ID or similar.
	{{Note\| This function can be used to get the resource name of any ''resource-data''.}}		{{Note\| This function can also be used to get the resource name of any ''resource-data''.}}

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

2024-02-10T21:48:06Z

Add tip (so people don't waste half an hour like me)

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	{{Server client function}}		{{Server client function}}
	This function gets the ID of an element. This is the "id" attribute of the element and is a string, NOT a number like a model ID, weapons ID or similar.		This function gets the ID of an element. This is the "id" attribute of the element and is a string, NOT a number like a model ID, weapons ID or similar.
			{{Note\| This function can be used to get the resource name of any ''resource-data''.}}

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

2015-09-23T00:23:39Z

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	string getElementID ( element theElement )		string getElementID ( element theElement )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	{{OOP\|\|[[element]]:getID\|id\|}}		{{OOP\|\|[[element]]:getID\|id\|setElementID}}

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

2015-01-01T03:30:08Z

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	string getElementID ( element theElement )		string getElementID ( element theElement )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	{{OOP\|~~This function is also a static function underneath the Element class.~~\|[[element]]:getID\|id\|}}		{{OOP\|\|[[element]]:getID\|id\|}}

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

2014-08-16T16:19:15Z

Syntax: OOP

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	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	string getElementID ( element theElement )		string getElementID ( element theElement )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
			{{OOP\|This function is also a static function underneath the Element class.\|[[element]]:getID\|id\|}}

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

2012-08-24T12:23:47Z

2007-08-26T15:01:44Z

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	{{Server function}}		{{Server client function}}
	This function gets the ID of an element. This is the "id" attribute of the element and is a string, NOT a number like a model ID, weapons ID or similar.		This function gets the ID of an element. This is the "id" attribute of the element and is a string, NOT a number like a model ID, weapons ID or similar.

2007-08-19T19:59:15Z

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	==Example==		==Example==
	To get the ID of the following element:		To get the ID of the following element:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="xml"><flag id="northflag" posX="2365" posY="215" posZ="32"></syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="xml"><flag id="northflag" posX="2365" posY="215" posZ="32" /></syntaxhighlight>
	You could use the following code:		You could use the following code:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	-- assume flag refers to the flag element in the above XML code		-- assume flag refers to the flag element in the above XML code
	idstring = getElementID ( flag ) -- get the id of the flag element		idstring = getElementID ( flag ) -- get the id of the flag element
	outputChatBox ( "The flag's ID is: " .. idstring ) -- output: The flag's ID is: northflag		outputChatBox ( "The flag's ID is: " .. idstring ) -- output: The flag's ID is: northflag
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

2007-08-15T14:59:29Z

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	===Required Arguments===		===Required Arguments===
	*'''theElement:''' the element from which to ~~retrive~~ the ID.		*'''theElement:''' the element from which to retrieve the ID.

	===Returns===		===Returns===