GetPlayerTask

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

Syntax

string getPlayerTask ( player thePlayer, string priority, int taskType, [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 "primary" or "secondary".
  • taskType: 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 containing the name of a task. See list of player tasks for valid strings. Returns false if invalid arguments are specified or if there is no task of the type or index specified.

Example

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Client

This example prints the name of a player's task to the chat when they use the "task" command in the console. 

function myTask ( commandName, priority, taskType )
    task = getPlayerTask ( source, priority, tonumber(taskType) )
    taskName = "none"
    if ( task ) then
        taskName = task
    end
    outputChatBox ( getClientName ( source ) .. "'s " .. priority .. "(" .. taskType .. ") task is: " .. taskName )
end    
addCommandHandler ( "task", myTask )

See Also


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