GetWeaponTarget

This functions gets the target of a custom weapon.

Syntax

nil/element/float getWeaponTarget ( weapon theWeapon )

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Note: Variable is read only.

Method: weapon:getTarget(...)

Variable: .target

Counterpart: setWeaponTarget

Required Arguments

• theWeapon: The weapon to get the target of.

Returns

• Returns the target of the custom weapon, which can be:
  • nil if the weapon is in rotation based targeting.
  • 3 floats if the weapon is firing at a fixed point.
  • an element if the weapon is firing an entity.
• Returns false if the weapon element is not valid.

Example

This example gets the weapon target when the player hit the colshape and outputs it to the chatbox.

local col = createColSphere(1647.33984375,1785.03125,10.671875,8) -- Create col sphere near to LV hospital
local weapon = createWeapon ("m4",1647.33984375,1785.03125,10.671875) -- Create the weapon

function onClientColShapeHit(element, matchDim )
   if (element == getLocalPlayer()) then  -- Checks whether the entering element is the local player 
     if weapon then -- if the weapon exist then
        setWeaponTarget (weapon,element,8) -- Set the weapon target to the localPlayer 
        local target = getWeaponTarget (weapon) -- get weapon target
          if target and isElement(target) and getElementType(target) == "player" then 
            outputChatBox("The target of the custom weapon: "..getPlayerName(target)) -- output to the chatbox
          end 
       end 
    end 
end
addEventHandler("onClientColShapeHit",col,onClientColShapeHit)

See also

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