GetWeaponState

This function gets the state of a custom weapon.

Syntax

string getWeaponState ( weapon theWeapon )

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Method: weapon:getState(...)

Variable: .state

Counterpart: setWeaponState

Required arguments

• theWeapon: the weapon to get the state of.

Returns

• A string if the weapon is valid, indicating the weapon state, which can be:
  • reloading: the weapon is reloading.
  • firing: the weapon will constantly fire (unless any shooting blocking flags are set) according to its assigned firing rate.
  • ready: the weapon is idle.
• false if an error occured or the weapon is invalid.

Example

This example creates a gun where the local player is and informs any player about its state.

local function testWeaponState()
    local weapon = createWeapon("m4", getElementPosition(localPlayer)) -- Create the weapon
    outputChatBox("The weapon that has just been created state is " .. getWeaponState(weapon) .. ".") -- Tell the player its state
end
addEventHandler("onClientResourceStart", resourceRoot, testWeaponState)

Requirements

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See also

• createWeapon
• fireWeapon
• getWeaponAmmo
• getWeaponClipAmmo
• getWeaponFiringRate
• getWeaponFlags
• getWeaponOwner
• getWeaponProperty
• getWeaponState
• getWeaponTarget
• resetWeaponFiringRate
• setWeaponAmmo
• setWeaponClipAmmo
• setWeaponFiringRate
• setWeaponFlags
• setWeaponProperty
• setWeaponState
• setWeaponTarget