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{{Server client function}}
This fake function is for use with blah & blah and does blahblahblabhalbhl
This function is used to retrieve a resource from its name. A resource's name is the same as its folder or file archive name on the server (without the extension).


==Syntax==  
==Syntax==  
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returnType functionName ( arguments )
resource getResourceFromName ( string resourceName )
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{{OOP|This function is a static function underneath the Resource class. {{New feature/item|3.0141|1.4.1|7005|OOP function available client side}}|[[Resource]].getFromName}}


===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
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*'''resourceName:''' the name of the resource you wish to get.
*'''argumentName:''' description
 
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===Optional Arguments===
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*'''argumentName2:''' description
*'''argumentName3:''' description


===Returns===
===Returns===
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Returns the [[resource]] with the specified name, or ''false'' if no resource of that name exists. Note that clientside this will also return ''false'' for resources that are in the ''loaded'' state, since the client is unaware of resources that have not been started.
Returns ''true'' if blah, ''false'' otherwise.


==Example==  
==Example==
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This example does...
This example prints out a message to the chatbox when a resource named ''playerblips'' is started.
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--This line does...
function onStart( theResource )
blabhalbalhb --abababa
    local blipsResource = getResourceFromName ( "playerblips" ) -- get the resource of name "playerblips"
--This line does this...
    if ( blipsResource and theResource == blipsResource ) then -- check if the resource started was it
mooo
          outputChatBox ( "Blips resource started!" )
    end
end
addEventHandler ( "onResourceStart", getRootElement(), onStart )
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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{{Resource_functions}}
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[[Category:Need_Syntax]]  -- leave this until syntax is available. Cannot document the function or event without syntax.
[[Category:Incomplete]] -- leave this unless you complete the function

Latest revision as of 13:04, 4 February 2020

This function is used to retrieve a resource from its name. A resource's name is the same as its folder or file archive name on the server (without the extension).

Syntax

resource getResourceFromName ( string resourceName )

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

Note: This function is a static function underneath the Resource class. OOP function available client side
Method: Resource.getFromName(...)


Required Arguments

  • resourceName: the name of the resource you wish to get.

Returns

Returns the resource with the specified name, or false if no resource of that name exists. Note that clientside this will also return false for resources that are in the loaded state, since the client is unaware of resources that have not been started.

Example

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Server

This example prints out a message to the chatbox when a resource named playerblips is started. 

function onStart( theResource )
     local blipsResource = getResourceFromName ( "playerblips" ) -- get the resource of name "playerblips"
     if ( blipsResource and theResource == blipsResource ) then -- check if the resource started was it
          outputChatBox ( "Blips resource started!" )
     end
end
addEventHandler ( "onResourceStart", getRootElement(), onStart )

See Also


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