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{{Server client function}}
{{Server client function}}
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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 theResource )  
string getResourceState ( resource theResource )  
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===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
*'''theResource:''' The resource you wish to get the name of.
*'''theResource:''' The resource you wish to get the state of.
 
{{OOP||[[resource]]:getState|state}}
===Returns===
===Returns===
If successful returns a string with the resource state in it, ''false'' otherwise.
If successful returns a string with the resource state in it, ''false'' otherwise.
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*'''loaded'''
*'''loaded'''
*'''running'''
*'''running'''
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*'''starting'''
*'''starting'''
*'''stopping'''
*'''stopping'''
*'''failed to load''' - Use [[getResourceLoadFailureReason]] to find out why it failed.
*'''failed to load''' - Use [[getResourceLoadFailureReason]] to find out why it failed.
}}


==Example==  
==Example==  
<section class="shared" name="Server and client" show="true">
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>''
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
function getState( player, command, resourceName )
function getState( player, command, resourceName )
if resourceName then
if not resourceName then
local resource = getResourceFromName( resourceName )
if resource then
outputChatBox( "Resource State: " .. resourceName .. " is currently " .. getResourceState( resource ) .. ".", player, 0, 0, 255 )
else
outputChatBox( "Error: No resource with name " .. resourceName .. " exists.", player, 255, 0, 0 )
end
else
outputChatBox( "Syntax: " .. command .. " [resource name]", player, 255, 0, 0 )
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
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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