GetElementZoneName

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This function allows you to retrieve the zone name of an element (eg. Verdant Bluffs or Ocean Docks)

Syntax

string getElementZoneName ( element theElement )

Required Arguments

  • theElement: The element in which you'd like to retrieve the zone name from

Returns

Returns the string of the elements zone name

Example

This example shows you how to return your own location by doing /loc in the chatbox or just loc in console 

addCommandHandler("loc", "playerloc")
function playerloc ( source )
  local playername = getClientName ( source )
  local location = getElementZoneName ( source )
  if ( source ) then -- if the player is found
    outputChatBox ( "* " ..playername.. "'s Location: " ..location, root, 0, 255, 255 ) -- Output the player's name and zone name
    else
    outputChatBox ( "* " ..playername.. "'s Location not found.", root, 0, 255, 255 ) -- Output error message if not found
  end
end

See Also


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