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This function gets the ID of an element.
This function gets the ID of an element.
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==Syntax==  
==Syntax==  
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string getElementID ( element element )  
string getElementID ( element theElement )  
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===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
*'''element:''' the element from which to retrive the ID.
*'''theElement:''' the element from which to retrive the ID.


===Returns===
===Returns===
Returns a string containing the element ID, or false if the element is invalid.
Returns a string containing the element ID, or false if the element is invalid, or has no ID.


==Example==  
==Example==  
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==See Also==
==See Also==
{{FunctionArea_Functions}}
{{Element_functions}}

Revision as of 04:10, 22 August 2006

This function gets the ID of an element.

Syntax

string getElementID ( element theElement ) 

Required Arguments

  • theElement: the element from which to retrive the ID.

Returns

Returns a string containing the element ID, or false if the element is invalid, or has no ID.

Example

To get the ID of the following element:

<flag id="northflag" posX="2365" posY="215" posZ="32">

You could use the following code:

-- assume flag refers to the flag element in the above XML code
idstring = getElementID ( flag ) -- get the id of the flag element
outputChatBox ( "The flag's ID is: " .. idstring ) -- output: The flag's ID is: northflag

See Also