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==Syntax==  
==Syntax==  
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string getResourceLoadFailureReason ( resource )
string getResourceLoadFailureReason ( resource theResource )
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{{OOP||[[resource]]:getLoadFailureReason|loadFailureReason}}


===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
*'''resource:''' The resource you wish to check.
*'''theResource:''' The resource you wish to check.


===Returns===
===Returns===
Returns a string with the failure reason in it, or ''false'' if the resource doesn't exist.
If the resource failed to load, returns a string with the failure reason in it. If it loaded successfully, returns an empty string. Returns ''false'' if the resource doesn't exist.


==Example==  
==Example==  
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This example does...
This example checks if there's a resource that failed to load, then outputs "Resource: 'resourceName' failed to load because 'reason'." .
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--This line does...
for _,v in ipairs(getResources())do --loop through all the resources
blabhalbalhb --abababa
if getResourceState(v)=="failed to load" then --check if it failed to load
--This line does this...
outputChatBox("Resource: "..getResourceName(v).." failed to load because: "..getResourceLoadFailureReason(v)..".") --output why it didn't load
mooo
end
end
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==See Also==
==See Also==
{{Resource functions}}
{{Resource_functions|server}}
[[Category:Incomplete]] -- leave this unless you complete the function

Latest revision as of 22:47, 6 September 2024

This function retrieves the reason why a resource failed to start.

Syntax

string getResourceLoadFailureReason ( resource theResource )

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

Method: resource:getLoadFailureReason(...)
Variable: .loadFailureReason


Required Arguments

  • theResource: The resource you wish to check.

Returns

If the resource failed to load, returns a string with the failure reason in it. If it loaded successfully, returns an empty string. Returns false if the resource doesn't exist.

Example

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Server

This example checks if there's a resource that failed to load, then outputs "Resource: 'resourceName' failed to load because 'reason'." .

for _,v in ipairs(getResources())do --loop through all the resources
	if getResourceState(v)=="failed to load" then --check if it failed to load
		outputChatBox("Resource: "..getResourceName(v).." failed to load because: "..getResourceLoadFailureReason(v)..".") --output why it didn't load
	end
end

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