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This | This allows you to identify the weapon slot that a weapon belongs to | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
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int getSlotFromWeapon ( int | int getSlotFromWeapon ( int weaponid ) | ||
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===Required Arguments=== | ===Required Arguments=== | ||
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*''' | *'''weaponid:''' Specify the weapon whose weapon slot you want to know | ||
===Returns=== | ===Returns=== | ||
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Returns ' | *Returns the player's current weapon slot ID | ||
false | *Returns false if it fails to retrieve current weapon slot | ||
==Example== | ==Example== | ||
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This | This will output to the chatbox what weapon slot a player is using when the player switches weapons | ||
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-- | addEventHandler ( "onPlayerWeaponSwitch", root, "PlayerWeaponSwitched" ) | ||
function PlayerWeaponSwitched ( previousWeaponID, currentWeaponID ) | |||
-- | currentslot = getSlotFromWeapon ( currentWeaponID ) | ||
--Make the varible equal the current weapon slot. The current weapon slot was stored by the event | |||
outputChatBox ( "You switched to weapon slot "..currentslot ) | |||
--Output what weapon slot the player is now using | |||
end | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 03:51, 12 April 2007
This allows you to identify the weapon slot that a weapon belongs to
Syntax
int getSlotFromWeapon ( int weaponid )
Required Arguments
- weaponid: Specify the weapon whose weapon slot you want to know
Returns
- Returns the player's current weapon slot ID
- Returns false if it fails to retrieve current weapon slot
Example
This will output to the chatbox what weapon slot a player is using when the player switches weapons
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerWeaponSwitch", root, "PlayerWeaponSwitched" ) function PlayerWeaponSwitched ( previousWeaponID, currentWeaponID ) currentslot = getSlotFromWeapon ( currentWeaponID ) --Make the varible equal the current weapon slot. The current weapon slot was stored by the event outputChatBox ( "You switched to weapon slot "..currentslot ) --Output what weapon slot the player is now using end
See Also
- getWeaponProperty
- getPickupWeapon
- getOriginalWeaponProperty
- getSlotFromWeapon
- getWeaponIDFromName
- getWeaponNameFromID
- setWeaponAmmo
- setWeaponProperty