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{{Server event}}
{{Server event}}
This event is triggered when a pickup is spawned or respawned.
This event is triggered when a [[pickup]] is spawned or respawned.


==Parameters==
==Parameters==
This event has no arguments
No parameters.


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==Source==
==Source==
The [[event system#Event source|source]] of this event is the [[pickup]] that just spawned or respawned.
The [[event system#Event source|source]] of this event is the [[pickup]] that just spawned or respawned.


==Example==  
==Example==  
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This example gets the area and city name when a pickup spawns and outputs it to all the players.
This example does...
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--This line does...
function outputSpawn( )
blah()
    local area = getElementZoneName( source ) -- Get the area name where the pickup spawned
--This line does this...
    local city = getElementZoneName( source, true ) -- Get the city name where the pickup spawned
mooo
    outputChatBox( "A pickup has spawned in " .. area .. " ( " .. city .. " )", root, 255, 0, 0 ) -- Output a message to the chatbox
end
addEventHandler( "onPickupSpawn", root, outputSpawn ) -- Trigger the function when a pickup spawns
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==See Also==
{{See also/Server event|Pickup events}}
{{Event_functions}}
[[Category:Needs Example]]

Latest revision as of 02:58, 27 September 2018

This event is triggered when a pickup is spawned or respawned.

Parameters

No parameters.

Source

The source of this event is the pickup that just spawned or respawned.

Example

This example gets the area and city name when a pickup spawns and outputs it to all the players. 

function outputSpawn( )
    local area = getElementZoneName( source ) -- Get the area name where the pickup spawned
    local city = getElementZoneName( source, true ) -- Get the city name where the pickup spawned
    outputChatBox( "A pickup has spawned in " .. area .. " ( " .. city .. " )", root, 255, 0, 0 ) -- Output a message to the chatbox
end
addEventHandler( "onPickupSpawn", root, outputSpawn ) -- Trigger the function when a pickup spawns

See Also

Pickup events


Event functions


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