GetPedTarget

This function is used to get the element a ped is currently targeting.

Syntax

element getPedTarget ( ped thePed )

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Method: ped:getTarget(...)

Required Arguments

• thePed: The ped whose target you want to retrieve.

Returns

Returns the element that's being targeted, or false if there isn't one.

This is only effective on physical GTA elements, namely:

• Players
• Vehicles
• Objects

Example

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Server

This example blows up any vehicle a player targets (aims at).

function playerTargetCheck ( )
    local target
    for i, thePlayer in ipairs ( getElementsByType("player") ) do  -- iterate over all players
        target = getPedTarget ( thePlayer )                        -- get the target of the current player
        if ( target ) then                                         -- if there was a target
            if ( getElementType ( target ) == "vehicle" ) then     -- and the target is a vehicle
                blowVehicle ( target )                             -- blow it up
            end
        end
    end
end
setTimer ( playerTargetCheck, 1000, 0 )                            -- call the check function every second

Note: A more efficient way to do this would be to use the onPlayerTarget event.

See Also

• addPedClothes
• getPedClothes
• removePedClothes
• createPed
• getPedAmmoInClip
• getPedArmor
• getPedFightingStyle
• getPedOccupiedVehicle
• getPedOccupiedVehicleSeat
• getPedStat
• getPedTarget
• getPedTotalAmmo
• getPedWalkingStyle
• getPedWeapon
• getPedWeaponSlot
• getPedContactElement
• getValidPedModels
• isPedChoking
• isPedDead
• isPedDoingGangDriveby
• isPedDucked
• isPedHeadless
• isPedInVehicle
• isPedOnFire
• isPedOnGround
• isPedWearingJetpack
• killPed
• removePedFromVehicle
• setPedAnimation
• setPedAnimationProgress
• setPedAnimationSpeed
• setPedArmor
• setPedDoingGangDriveby
• setPedFightingStyle
• setPedHeadless
• setPedOnFire
• setPedStat
• setPedWalkingStyle
• setPedWeaponSlot
• warpPedIntoVehicle