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==Example== | ==Example== | ||
To get the | To get the ID of the following element: | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua"><flag id="northflag" posX="2365" posY="215" posZ="32"></syntaxhighlight> | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"><flag id="northflag" posX="2365" posY="215" posZ="32"></syntaxhighlight> | ||
You could use the following code: | You could use the following code: | ||
Revision as of 12:32, 2 June 2006
This function gets the ID of an element.
Syntax
string getElementID ( element element )
Required Arguments
- element: the element from which to retrive the ID.
Returns
Returns a string containing the element ID, or false if the element is invalid.
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