OnClientPreRender - Revision history

Fernando187: formatting

2025-06-01T17:59:15Z

formatting

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	{{Client event}}		{{Client event}}
	This event is triggered every time before GTA renders a new frame.		This event is triggered every time before GTA renders a new frame.
			{{Warning\|This event and [[onClientRender]] will trigger whatever function it is attached to with every frame. Depending on the server's maximum FPS and what your computer might handle - you might end up triggering the function 30-60 times '''per second'''.

			As a result, this event may cause severe lag and/or even crashes if not used cautiously.}}
	==Parameters==		==Parameters==
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
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	addEventHandler ( "onClientPreRender", root, updateCamera )		addEventHandler ( "onClientPreRender", root, updateCamera )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	~~==Warning==~~
	This event and [[onClientRender]] will trigger whatever function it is attached to with every frame. Depending on the server's maximum FPS and what your computer might handle - you might end up triggering the function 30-60 times '''per second'''.

	~~As a result, this event may cause severe lag and/or even crashes if not used cautiously.~~

	==See Also==		==See Also==

2020-07-30T17:24:58Z

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	This example makes the camera follow the player in a GTA2-like way.		This example makes the camera follow the player in a GTA2-like way.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	~~root = getRootElement ()~~
	function updateCamera ()		function updateCamera ()
	local x, y, z = getElementPosition ( ~~getLocalPlayer ()~~ )		local x, y, z = getElementPosition ( localPlayer )
	setCameraMatrix ( x, y, z + 50, x, y, z )		setCameraMatrix ( x, y, z + 50, x, y, z )
	end		end

2014-03-02T11:06:38Z

Warning

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	==Warning==		==Warning==
	This event and [[~~onClientPreRender~~]] will trigger whatever function it is attached to with every frame. Depending on the server's maximum FPS and what your computer might handle - you might end up triggering the function 30-60 times '''per second'''.		This event and [[onClientRender]] will trigger whatever function it is attached to with every frame. Depending on the server's maximum FPS and what your computer might handle - you might end up triggering the function 30-60 times '''per second'''.

	As a result, this event may cause severe lag and/or even crashes if not used cautiously.		As a result, this event may cause severe lag and/or even crashes if not used cautiously.

2014-03-02T11:06:21Z

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	addEventHandler ( "onClientPreRender", root, updateCamera )		addEventHandler ( "onClientPreRender", root, updateCamera )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

			==Warning==
			This event and [[onClientPreRender]] will trigger whatever function it is attached to with every frame. Depending on the server's maximum FPS and what your computer might handle - you might end up triggering the function 30-60 times '''per second'''.

			As a result, this event may cause severe lag and/or even crashes if not used cautiously.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

2013-09-07T05:53:46Z

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	float timeSlice		float timeSlice
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	*'''timeSlice:''' The interval between this frame and the previous one in milliseconds.		*'''timeSlice:''' The interval between this frame and the previous one in milliseconds (delta time).

	==Source==		==Source==

2012-04-20T02:40:07Z

Added a link to the game processing order page.

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			===[[Game_Processing_Order\|Game Processing Order]]===
	===Other client events===		===Other client events===
	{{Client_other_events}}		{{Client_other_events}}
	===Client event functions===		===Client event functions===
	{{Client_event_functions}}		{{Client_event_functions}}

2009-08-07T13:23:33Z

Example

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	This example makes the camera follow the player in a GTA2-like way.		This example makes the camera follow the player in a GTA2-like way.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
			root = getRootElement ()
	function updateCamera ()		function updateCamera ()
	local x, y, z = getElementPosition ( getLocalPlayer () )		local x, y, z = getElementPosition ( getLocalPlayer () )

2009-08-07T13:13:25Z

Example: does't work with getLocalPlayer() as second argument in addEventHandler

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	setCameraMatrix ( x, y, z + 50, x, y, z )		setCameraMatrix ( x, y, z + 50, x, y, z )
	end		end
	addEventHandler ( "onClientPreRender", ~~getLocalPlayer()~~, updateCamera )		addEventHandler ( "onClientPreRender", root, updateCamera )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

2009-08-07T13:03:59Z

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	float timeSlice		float timeSlice
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	*'''timeSlice:''' The interval between this frame and the previous one in milliseconds ~~(varies from 0 to 100)~~.		*'''timeSlice:''' The interval between this frame and the previous one in milliseconds.

	==Source==		==Source==

2009-08-06T20:24:29Z

Parameters

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	float timeSlice		float timeSlice
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	*'''timeSlice:''' The interval between this frame and the previous one in ~~seconds~~ (varies from 0.0 to ~~0.1~~).		*'''timeSlice:''' The interval between this frame and the previous one in milliseconds (varies from 0 to 100).

	==Source==		==Source==