GetPlayerTask

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This function is used to get the current task-name of a certain type for a player.

Syntax

string getPlayerTask ( player thePlayer, string priority, int type, [int index = 0] )

Required Arguments

  • thePlayer: The player whose task you want to retrieve.
  • priority: A string determining which set of tasks you want to retrieve it from. This must be either "priority" or "secondary".
  • type: An integer value representing the task-type (or slot) you want to get the task from. Types can be:
    • PRIMARY TASKS
      • 0: TASK_PRIORITY_PHYSICAL_RESPONSE
      • 1: TASK_PRIORITY_EVENT_RESPONSE_TEMP
      • 2: TASK_PRIORITY_EVENT_RESPONSE_NONTEMP
      • 3: TASK_PRIORITY_PRIMARY
      • 4: TASK_PRIORITY_DEFAULT
    • SECONDARY TASKS
      • 0: TASK_SECONDARY_ATTACK
      • 1: TASK_SECONDARY_DUCK
      • 2: TASK_SECONDARY_SAY
      • 3: TASK_SECONDARY_FACIAL_COMPLEX
      • 4: TASK_SECONDARY_PARTIAL_ANIM
      • 5: TASK_SECONDARY_IK

Optional Arguments

  • index: An integer value representing how many sub-tasks to go through. -1 to get the simplest task, 0 to get the most complex task.

Returns

Returns a string representing the name of the player's task of that type.

Example

This example prints the name of a players task to the chat, when they use the "task" command 

addCommandHandler ( "task", "task" )
function task ( source, key, priority, type )
  task = getPlayerTask ( source, priority, type )
  taskName = "none"
  if ( task ) then
    taskName = task
  end
  outputChatBox ( getClientName ( source ) .. "'s " .. priority .. "(" .. type .. ") task is: " .. taskName )
end

See Also


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