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{{Server function}}
{{Server client function}}
__NOTOC__
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This function returns the state of a given resource
This function returns the state of a given resource
==Syntax==  
 
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==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
string getResourceState ( resource res )  
string getResourceState ( resource theResource )  
</syntaxhighlight>  
</syntaxhighlight>  


===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
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*'''theResource:''' The resource you wish to get the state of.
*'''res:''' The resource you wish to get the name of.
{{OOP||[[resource]]:getState|state}}
 
===Returns===
===Returns===
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If successful returns a string with the resource state in it, ''false'' otherwise.
Returns a string with the resource state in it. <br \>
The state can be one of:
- false on fail
*'''loaded'''
*'''running'''
*'''starting'''
*'''stopping'''
*'''failed to load''' - Use [[getResourceLoadFailureReason]] to find out why it failed.


==Example==  
==Example==  
<section class="server" name="Server" show="true">
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This example returns the state of a given resource. Syntax: ''/state <Resource Name>''
This example returns the state of a given resource. Syntax: ''/state <Resource Name>''
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<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function getState( player, command, sz )
function getState( player, command, resourceName )
if sz then
if not resourceName then
local bFound = false
outputChatBox( "Syntax: " .. command .. " [resource name]", player, 255, 0, 0 )
local resourceTable = getResources() -- get a table of resources
return
end
for resourceKey, resourceValue in ipairs( resourceTable ) do
local resource = getResourceFromName( resourceName )
-- iterate through the table and output each resource's name
if not resource then
local name = getResourceName( resourceValue )
outputChatBox( "Error: No resource with name " .. resourceName .. " exists.", player, 255, 0, 0 )
if string.lower( name ) == string.lower( sz ) then
return
outputChatBox( "Resource State: " .. name .. " is currently " .. getResourceState( resourceValue ), player, 0, 0, 255 )
bFound = true
break
end
end
if bFound ~= true then
outputChatBox( "Error: No resource found named: " .. sz, player, 255, 0, 0 )
end
else
outputChatBox( "Error: You did not specify a resource to check", player, 255, 0, 0 )
end
end
local state = getResourceState( resource )
outputChatBox( "Resource " .. resourceName .. " is " .. state, player, 0, 0, 255 )
end
end


addCommandHandler( "state", getState )
addCommandHandler( "state", getState )
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>


==See Also==
==See Also==
{{Resource functions}}
{{Resource functions}}

Latest revision as of 18:10, 21 March 2024

This function returns the state of a given resource

Syntax

string getResourceState ( resource theResource )

Required Arguments

  • theResource: The resource you wish to get the state of.

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

Method: resource:getState(...)
Variable: .state


Returns

If successful returns a string with the resource state in it, false otherwise. The state can be one of:

Example

This example returns the state of a given resource. Syntax: /state <Resource Name> 

function getState( player, command, resourceName )
	if not resourceName then
		outputChatBox( "Syntax: " .. command .. " [resource name]", player, 255, 0, 0 )
		return
	end
	local resource = getResourceFromName( resourceName )
	if not resource then
		outputChatBox( "Error: No resource with name " .. resourceName .. " exists.", player, 255, 0, 0 )
		return
	end
	local state = getResourceState( resource )
	outputChatBox( "Resource " .. resourceName .. " is " .. state, player, 0, 0, 255 )
end

addCommandHandler( "state", getState )

See Also


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