GetVehicleHandling

This function returns a table of the current vehicle handling data.

Syntax

table getVehicleHandling ( element theVehicle, [ string property ] )

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Method: vehicle:getHandling(...)

Variable: .handling

Required Arguments

theVehicle: the vehicle you wish to get the handling data of.

Optional Arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use. For more information on optional arguments, see optional arguments.

ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22649:

property the property you want to get.

Returns

Returns a table containing all the handling data, false otherwise. If a property is specified, it returns the value of the specific property. Here's a list of valid table properties and what they return:

http://web.archive.org/web/20140223160252/http://projectcerbera.com/gta/sa/tutorials/handling

Property	Value	Minimum value	Maximum value	Notes
mass	Float	1.0	100000.0
turnMass	Float	0.0	1000000.0
dragCoeff	Float	-200.0	200.0
centerOfMass	Table = { [1]=posX, [2]=posY, [3]=posZ } (floats)	-10.0	10.0	Get returns a table, set needs a table.
percentSubmerged	Integer	1	99999
tractionMultiplier	Float	-100000.0	100000.0
tractionLoss	Float	0.0	100.0
tractionBias	Float	0.0	1.0
numberOfGears	Integer	1	5
maxVelocity	Float	0.1	200000.0
engineAcceleration	Float	0.0	100000.0
engineInertia	Float	-1000.0	1000.0	Inertia of 0 can cause a LSOD. (Unable to divide by zero)
driveType	String	N/A	N/A	Use 'rwd', 'fwd' or 'awd'.
engineType	String	N/A	N/A	Use 'petrol', 'diesel' or 'electric'.
brakeDeceleration	Float	0.1	100000.0
brakeBias	Float	0.0	1.0
ABS	Boolean	true	false	Has no effect.
steeringLock	Float	0.0	360.0
suspensionForceLevel	Float	0.0	100.0
suspensionDamping	Float	0.0	100.0
suspensionHighSpeedDamping	Float	0.0	600.0
suspensionUpperLimit	Float	-50.0	50.0	Can't be equal to suspensionLowerLimit.
suspensionLowerLimit	Float	-50.0	50.0	Can't be equal to suspensionUpperLimit.
suspensionFrontRearBias	Float	0.0	1.0	Hardcoded maximum is 3.0, but values above 1.0 have no effect.
suspensionAntiDiveMultiplier	Float	0.0	30.0
seatOffsetDistance	Float	-20.0	20.0
collisionDamageMultiplier	Float	0.0	10.0
monetary	Integer	0	230195200	Get works, set is disabled.
modelFlags	Hexadecimal/Decimal	N/A	N/A	Property uses a decimal value, generated by a hexadecimal value. Either use 0x12345678 or tonumber ( "0x12345678" ). See projectcerbera for possible values.
handlingFlags	Hexadecimal/Decimal	N/A	N/A	Property uses a decimal value, generated by a hexadecimal value. Either use 0x12345678 or tonumber ( "0x12345678" ). See projectcerbera for possible values.
headLight	String	N/A	N/A	Get works, set is disabled. Available values: 'long', 'small', 'big', 'tall'.
tailLight	String	N/A	N/A	Get works, set is disabled. Available values: 'long', 'small', 'big', 'tall'.
animGroup	Integer	??	??	Get works, set is disabled due to people not knowing this property was vehicle-based and caused crashes.

Example

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Server & Client

This example creates a new function called getVehicleHandlingProperty, which simulates the previous syntax of this function.

function getVehicleHandlingProperty ( element, property )
    if isElement ( element ) and getElementType ( element ) == "vehicle" and type ( property ) == "string" then -- Make sure there's a valid vehicle and a property string
        local handlingTable = getVehicleHandling ( element ) -- Get the handling as table and save as handlingTable
        local value = handlingTable[property] -- Get the value from the table
        
        if value then -- If there's a value (valid property)
            return value -- Return it
        end
    end
    
    return false -- Not an element, not a vehicle or no valid property string. Return failure
end

See other vehicle functions

BEFORE VERSION 1.5.6 :

getVehicleTurnVelocity

BEFORE VERSION 1.5.6 :

setVehicleTurnVelocity

ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22771:

spawnVehicleFlyingComponent