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{{Server client function}}
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This fake function is for use with blah & blah and does blahblahblabhalbhl
This function gets the name of the specified resource.
{{New feature/item|3.0161|1.6.0|22620|
Specifying the resource parameter is not mandatory now, in this case this resource is used as a basis
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{{Note| Every resource has a predefined global variable called resourceName whose value is the name of that resource.}}
{{Note| If you want to access the name of any ''resource-data'' you should use [[getElementID]].}}


==Syntax==  
==Syntax==  
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returnType functionName ( arguments )
string getResourceName ( [ resource res = getThisResource() ] )
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{{OOP||[[resource]]:getName|name|renameResource}}
===Required Arguments===
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*'''argumentName:''' description


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===Arguments===  
===Optional Arguments===  
*'''res:''' The resource you wish to get the name of.
{{OptionalArg}}
*'''argumentName2:''' description
*'''argumentName3:''' description


===Returns===
===Returns===
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Returns a string with the resource name in it, or ''false'' if the resource does not exist.
Returns ''true'' if blah, ''false'' otherwise.


==Example==  
==Example==
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<section class="server" name="Server" show="true">
This example does...
This simple example outputs a message in the console whenever a resource starts, stating the name of the resource.
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--This line does...
addEventHandler("onResourceStart", getRootElement(),
blabhalbalhb --abababa
    function(res)
--This line does this...
        outputConsole("Resource " .. getResourceName(res) .. " just started.")
mooo
    end
)
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</section>


==See Also==
==See Also==
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{{Resource functions}}
{{FunctionArea_functions}}
[[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 20:55, 15 July 2024

This function gets the name of the specified resource.

ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22620:

Specifying the resource parameter is not mandatory now, in this case this resource is used as a basis

[[{{{image}}}|link=|]] Note: Every resource has a predefined global variable called resourceName whose value is the name of that resource.
[[{{{image}}}|link=|]] Note: If you want to access the name of any resource-data you should use getElementID.

Syntax

string getResourceName ( [ resource res = getThisResource() ] )

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

Method: resource:getName(...)
Variable: .name
Counterpart: renameResource


Arguments

  • res: The resource you wish to get the name of.

Returns

Returns a string with the resource name in it, or false if the resource does not exist.

Example

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Server

This simple example outputs a message in the console whenever a resource starts, stating the name of the resource. 

addEventHandler("onResourceStart", getRootElement(),
    function(res)
        outputConsole("Resource " .. getResourceName(res) .. " just started.")
    end
)

See Also


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