GetVersion

This function gives you various version information about MTA and the operating system.

Syntax

table getVersion ( )

Required Arguments

None.

Returns

Returns a table with version information. Specifically these keys are present in the table:

• number: the MTA server or client version (depending where the function was called) in pure numerical form.
• mta: the MTA server or client version in textual form.
• name: the full MTA product name.
• netcode: the netcode version number.
• os: can be "Windows", "Linux", "FreeBSD" or "OpenBSD".
• type: the type of build. can be "Nightly rX" (where X represents the nightly build revision) or "Custom" (custom compiled builds), or "Release" for public releases (provisional).

Example

This example will make a script compatible only with version 1.0:

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Server

function setHoboSkin ( playerSource )
  local version = getVersion ( )
  if version.number < 256 then -- MTA 1.0 version number is 0x0100
    setPlayerSkin ( playerSource, 137 )
  else
    setElementModel ( playerSource, 137 )
  end
end
addCommandHandler ( "hobo", setHoboSkin )

See Also

• getMaxPlayers
• getServerConfigSetting
• getServerHttpPort
• getServerName
• getServerPassword
• getServerPort
• isGlitchEnabled
• setGlitchEnabled
• setMaxPlayers
• setServerConfigSetting
• setServerPassword
• shutdown