GetResourceFromName

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 )

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.

Example

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

See Also

• abortRemoteRequest
• call
• fetchRemote
• getResourceConfig
• getResourceDynamicElementRoot
• getResourceExportedFunctions
• getResourceFromName
• getResourceName
• getResourceRootElement
• getResourceState
• getThisResource
• getRemoteRequests
• getRemoteRequestInfo