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This function gets the ID of an element. This is the element value of the item 'id', | This function gets the ID of an element. This is the element value of the item 'id', but NOT like a model ID, weapons ID or simliar. | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
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This returns a ''string'' containing the element ID. It will return an empty ''string'' if it has no ID. It will return false if the element is invalid. | This returns a ''string'' containing the element ID. It will return an empty ''string'' if it has no ID. It will return ''false'' if the element is invalid. | ||
==Example== | ==Example== | ||
Revision as of 13:44, 29 July 2007
This function gets the ID of an element. This is the element value of the item 'id', but NOT like a model ID, weapons ID or simliar.
Syntax
string getElementID ( element theElement )
Required Arguments
- theElement: the element from which to retrive the ID.
Returns
This returns a string containing the element ID. It will return an empty string if it has no ID. It will return 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
See Also
- attachElements
- createElement
- destroyElement
- detachElements
- getAttachedElements
- getElementAlpha
- getElementAttachedOffsets
- getElementAttachedTo
- getElementByIndex
- getElementByID
- getElementChild
- getElementChildren
- getElementChildrenCount
- getElementCollisionsEnabled
- getElementColShape
- getElementData
- getAllElementData
- hasElementData
- getElementDimension
- getElementHealth
- getElementID
- getElementInterior
- getElementMatrix
- getElementModel
- getElementParent
- getElementPosition
- getElementRotation
- getElementsByType
- getElementsWithinColShape
- getElementsWithinRange
- getElementType
- getElementVelocity
- getLowLODElement
- getRootElement
- isElement
- isElementAttached
- isElementCallPropagationEnabled
- isElementDoubleSided
- isElementFrozen
- isElementInWater
- isElementLowLOD
- isElementWithinColShape
- isElementWithinMarker
- setElementAlpha
- setElementAngularVelocity
- getElementAngularVelocity
- setElementAttachedOffsets
- setElementCallPropagationEnabled
- setElementCollisionsEnabled
- setElementData
- setElementDimension
- setElementDoubleSided
- setElementFrozen
- setElementHealth
- setElementID
- setElementInterior
- setElementModel
- setElementParent
- setElementPosition
- setElementRotation
- setElementVelocity
- setLowLODElement
- getPedContactElement
- getResourceDynamicElementRoot
- getResourceRootElement