GetElementsWithinColShape

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This function is used to retreive a list of all elements in a colshape, of the specified type.

Syntax

table getElementsWithinColShape ( colshape shape, [ string type ] )

Required Arguments

  • shape: The colshape you want to get the elements from.

Optional Arguments

  • type: The type of element you want a list of. This can be any element type, the common ones being:
    • "player": A player connected to the server
    • "vehicle":: A vehicle
    • "object": An object
    • "pickup": A pickup
    • "blip": A blip
    • "marker": A marker
    • "spawnpoint": A spawnpoint
    • "remoteclient": A remote client connected to the server
    • "console": The server Console

Returns

Returns a table containing all the elements inside the colshape, of the specified type. Returns an empty table if there are no elements inside. Returns false if the colshape is invalid.

Example

This example retrieves a table of the players in the colshape and prints their name to the chat. 

local colshape = createColSphere ( 1, 2, 3, 4 )
local players = getElementsWithinColShape ( colshape, "player" ) -- get all the players inside the sphere
for theKey,thePlayer in players do -- use a generic for loop to step through each player
   outputChatBox ( getClientName ( thePlayer ) .. " is in our new sphere" ) -- print their name to the chat
end

See Also


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