GetWeaponNameFromID

This function allows you to retrieve the name of a weapon from an ID. Note it also allows you to retrieve the name of other methods of death, such as Fall and Rammed.

Syntax

string getWeaponNameFromID ( int id )            

Required Arguments

• id: The ID you wish to retrieve the name of

Returns

Returns a string of the name of the weapon, false otherwise.

Example

This example displays a death message in the format of "* Killer killed dead (Weapon)"

function scriptOnPlayerWasted ( totalammo, killer, killerweapon, bodypart ) --when a player dies
	local causeOfDeath = getWeaponNameFromID ( killerweapon ) --get the name of 'killerweapon' and define it as 'causeOfDeath'
	local killedPerson = getClientName ( source ) --get the name of the player who died and define it as 'killedPerson'
	if ( killer ) then --if there was a killer
	local killerPerson = getClientName ( killer ) --get the name of the killer and define it as 'killerPerson'
		if ( killer == source ) then --if the killer is the same as the person who died i.e. he killed himself
			outputChatBox ( "* "..killerPerson.." died ("..causeOfDeath..")", getRootElement(), 255, 100, 100 ) --output in the chatbox that  he died and the method he died in the brackets
		else --if the killer is not the same as the person who died
			outputChatBox ( "* "..killerPerson.." killed "..killedPerson.." ("..causeOfDeath..")", getRootElement(), 255, 100, 100 ) --output in the chatbox that he was killed by the killer and the method in brackets
		end
	else --if there was no killer
		outputChatBox ( "* "..killedPerson .. " died (" ..causeOfDeath..")", getRootElement(), 255, 100, 100 ) --output in the chatbox that the person died and how he died
	end
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerWasted", getRootElement(), scriptOnPlayerWasted ) --add an event handler for onPlayerWasted

See Also

• getWeaponProperty
• getPickupWeapon
• getOriginalWeaponProperty
• getSlotFromWeapon
• getWeaponIDFromName
• getWeaponNameFromID
• setWeaponAmmo
• setWeaponProperty