Shared Scripting Functions

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This page lists all the client-side scripting functions that have been implemented and are available as native functions from the Deathmatch mod. To request a function or event, use Requested Functions and Events

For more functions, check the useful functions page.

Audio functions

• playSoundFrontEnd

Blip functions

Shared

• createBlip
• createBlipAttachedTo
• getBlipColor
• getBlipIcon
• getBlipOrdering
• getBlipSize
• getBlipVisibleDistance
• setBlipColor
• setBlipIcon
• setBlipOrdering
• setBlipSize
• setBlipVisibleDistance

Browser functions

• canBrowserNavigateBack
• canBrowserNavigateForward
• createBrowser
• executeBrowserJavascript
• focusBrowser
• getBrowserProperty
• getBrowserSettings
• getBrowserSource
• getBrowserTitle
• getBrowserURL
• injectBrowserMouseDown
• injectBrowserMouseMove
• injectBrowserMouseUp
• injectBrowserMouseWheel
• isBrowserDomainBlocked
• isBrowserFocused
• isBrowserLoading
• isBrowserRenderingPaused
• loadBrowserURL
• navigateBrowserBack
• navigateBrowserForward
• reloadBrowserPage
• requestBrowserDomains
• resizeBrowser
• setBrowserAjaxHandler
• setBrowserProperty
• setBrowserRenderingPaused
• setBrowserVolume
• toggleBrowserDevTools
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22789:
isBrowserGPUEnabled

Camera functions

• fadeCamera
• getCameraInterior
• getCameraMatrix
• getCameraTarget
• setCameraInterior
• setCameraMatrix
• setCameraTarget

Collision shape functions

• addColPolygonPoint
• createColCircle
• createColCuboid
• createColPolygon
• createColRectangle
• createColSphere
• createColTube
• getColPolygonHeight
• getColPolygonPoints
• getColPolygonPointPosition
• getColShapeType
• getColShapeRadius
• getColShapeSize
• getElementColShape
• getElementsWithinColShape
• isElementWithinColShape
• isInsideColShape
• removeColPolygonPoint
• setColPolygonHeight
• setColPolygonPointPosition
• setColShapeRadius
• setColShapeSize

Cursor functions

• isCursorShowing
• showCursor

Drawing functions

• dxConvertPixels
• dxCreateFont
• dxCreateRenderTarget
• dxCreateScreenSource
• dxCreateShader
• dxCreateTexture
• dxDrawCircle
• dxDrawImage
• dxDrawImageSection
• dxDrawLine
• dxDrawLine3D
• dxDrawMaterialLine3D
• dxDrawMaterialPrimitive
• dxDrawMaterialPrimitive3D
• dxDrawMaterialSectionLine3D
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22271:
dxDrawModel3D
• dxDrawPrimitive
• dxDrawPrimitive3D
• dxDrawRectangle
• dxDrawText
• dxDrawWiredSphere
• dxGetBlendMode
• dxGetFontHeight
• dxGetMaterialSize
• dxGetPixelColor
• dxGetPixelsSize
• dxGetPixelsFormat
• dxGetStatus
• dxGetTextSize
• dxGetTextWidth
• dxGetTexturePixels
• dxIsAspectRatioAdjustmentEnabled
• dxSetAspectRatioAdjustmentEnabled
• dxSetBlendMode
• dxSetPixelColor
• dxSetRenderTarget
• dxSetShaderValue
• dxSetShaderTessellation
• dxSetShaderTransform
• dxSetTestMode
• dxSetTextureEdge
• dxSetTexturePixels
• dxUpdateScreenSource

Element functions

• attachElements
• createElement
• destroyElement
• detachElements
• getAttachedElements
• getElementAlpha
• getElementAttachedOffsets
• getElementAttachedTo
• getElementByIndex
• getElementByID
• getElementChild
• getElementChildren
• getElementChildrenCount
• getElementCollisionsEnabled
• getElementColShape
• getElementData
• getAllElementData
• hasElementData
• getElementDimension
• getElementHealth
• getElementID
• getElementInterior
• getElementMatrix
• getElementModel
• getElementParent
• getElementPosition
• getElementRotation
• getElementsByType
• getElementsWithinColShape
• getElementsWithinRange
• getElementType
• getElementVelocity
• getLowLODElement
• getRootElement
• isElement
• isElementAttached
• isElementCallPropagationEnabled
• isElementDoubleSided
• isElementFrozen
• isElementInWater
• isElementLowLOD
• isElementWithinColShape
• isElementWithinMarker
• setElementAlpha
• setElementAngularVelocity
• getElementAngularVelocity
• setElementAttachedOffsets
• setElementCallPropagationEnabled
• setElementCollisionsEnabled
• setElementData
• setElementDimension
• setElementDoubleSided
• setElementFrozen
• setElementHealth
• setElementID
• setElementInterior
• setElementModel
• setElementParent
• setElementPosition
• setElementRotation
• setElementVelocity
• setLowLODElement
• getPedContactElement
• getResourceDynamicElementRoot
• getResourceRootElement

Engine functions

• engineAddImage
• engineApplyShaderToWorldTexture
• engineFreeModel
BETA: NEW FEATURE (BUILD: 1.6.0 r22190)
engineFreeTXD
• engineGetModelFlags
• engineGetModelIDFromName
• engineGetModelLODDistance
• engineGetModelNameFromID
• engineGetModelPhysicalPropertiesGroup
• engineGetModelTextureNames
• engineGetModelTextures
• engineGetModelTXDID
• engineGetModelVisibleTime
• engineGetObjectGroupPhysicalProperty
• engineGetSurfaceProperties
• engineGetVisibleTextureNames
• engineImageGetFilesCount
• engineImageGetFiles
• engineImageGetFile
• engineImageLinkDFF
• engineImageLinkTXD
• engineImportTXD
• engineLoadCOL
• engineLoadDFF
• engineLoadIMG
• engineLoadIFP
• engineLoadTXD
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22678:
enginePreloadWorldArea
• engineRemoveImage
• engineRemoveShaderFromWorldTexture
• engineReplaceAnimation
• engineReplaceCOL
• engineReplaceModel
• engineRequestModel
BETA: NEW FEATURE (BUILD: 1.6.0 r22190)
engineRequestTXD
• engineResetModelFlags
• engineResetModelLODDistance
BETA: NEW FEATURE (BUILD: 1.6.0 r22190)
engineResetModelTXDID
• engineResetSurfaceProperties
• engineRestoreAnimation
• engineRestoreCOL
• engineRestoreDFFImage
• engineRestoreModel
• engineRestoreModelPhysicalPropertiesGroup
• engineRestoreObjectGroupPhysicalProperties
• engineRestoreTXDImage
• engineRestreamWorld
• engineSetAsynchronousLoading
• engineSetModelFlag
• engineSetModelFlags
• engineSetModelLODDistance
• engineSetModelPhysicalPropertiesGroup
BETA: NEW FEATURE (BUILD: 1.6.0 r22190)
engineSetModelTXDID
• engineSetModelVisibleTime
• engineSetObjectGroupPhysicalProperty
• engineSetSurfaceProperties
• engineStreamingFreeUpMemory
• engineStreamingGetUsedMemory
BETA: NEW FEATURE (BUILD: 1.6.0 r21874)
engineStreamingSetMemorySize
engineStreamingGetMemorySize
engineStreamingRestoreMemorySize
engineStreamingSetBufferSize
engineStreamingGetBufferSize
engineStreamingRestoreBufferSize
BETA: NEW FEATURE (BUILD: 1.6.0 r21947)
engineStreamingSetModelCacheLimits
BETA: NEW FEATURE (BUILD: 1.6.0 r22471)
engineGetPoolCapacity
engineSetPoolCapacity
engineGetPoolDefaultCapacity
engineGetPoolUsedCapacity
BETA: NEW FEATURE (BUILD: 1.6.0 r22676)
engineStreamingRequestModel
engineStreamingReleaseModel
engineStreamingGetModelLoadState

Event functions

• addEvent
• addEventHandler
• cancelEvent
• cancelLatentEvent
• getEventHandlers
• getLatentEventHandles
• getLatentEventStatus
• removeEventHandler
• triggerEvent
• wasEventCancelled

Explosion functions

• createExplosion

File functions

• fileClose
• fileCopy
• fileCreate
• fileDelete
• fileExists
• fileFlush
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r21938:
fileGetContents
• fileGetPath
• fileGetPos
• fileGetSize
• fileIsEOF
• fileOpen
• fileRead
• fileRename
• fileSetPos
• fileWrite

GUI functions

General functions

• guiBringToFront
• getChatboxLayout
• getChatboxCharacterLimit
• guiCreateFont
• guiBlur
• guiFocus
• guiGetAlpha
• guiGetCursorType
• guiGetEnabled
• guiGetFont
• guiGetInputEnabled
• guiGetInputMode
• guiGetPosition
• guiGetProperties
• guiGetProperty
• guiGetScreenSize
• guiGetSize
• guiGetText
• guiGetVisible
• guiMoveToBack
• guiSetAlpha
• guiSetEnabled
• guiSetFont
• guiSetInputEnabled
• guiSetInputMode
• guiSetPosition
• guiSetProperty
• guiSetSize
• guiSetText
• guiSetVisible
• isChatBoxInputActive
• isConsoleActive
• isDebugViewActive
• isMainMenuActive
• isMTAWindowActive
• isTransferBoxActive
• setChatboxCharacterLimit
• setDebugViewActive

Browsers

• guiCreateBrowser
• guiGetBrowser

Buttons

• guiCreateButton

Checkboxes

• guiCheckBoxGetSelected
• guiCheckBoxSetSelected
• guiCreateCheckBox

Comboboxes

• guiCreateComboBox
• guiComboBoxAddItem
• guiComboBoxClear
• guiComboBoxGetItemCount
• guiComboBoxGetItemText
• guiComboBoxGetSelected
• guiComboBoxIsOpen
• guiComboBoxRemoveItem
• guiComboBoxSetItemText
• guiComboBoxSetOpen
• guiComboBoxSetSelected

Edit Boxes

• guiCreateEdit
• guiEditGetCaretIndex
• guiEditGetMaxLength
• guiEditIsMasked
• guiEditIsReadOnly
• guiEditSetCaretIndex
• guiEditSetMasked
• guiEditSetMaxLength
• guiEditSetReadOnly

Gridlists

• guiCreateGridList
• guiGridListAddColumn
• guiGridListAddRow
• guiGridListAutoSizeColumn
• guiGridListClear
• guiGridListGetColumnCount
• guiGridListGetColumnTitle
• guiGridListGetColumnWidth
• guiGridListGetHorizontalScrollPosition
• guiGridListGetItemColor
• guiGridListGetItemData
• guiGridListGetItemText
• guiGridListGetRowCount
• guiGridListGetSelectedCount
• guiGridListGetSelectedItem
• guiGridListGetSelectedItems
• guiGridListGetSelectionMode
• guiGridListIsSortingEnabled
• guiGridListGetVerticalScrollPosition
• guiGridListInsertRowAfter
• guiGridListRemoveColumn
• guiGridListRemoveRow
• guiGridListSetColumnTitle
• guiGridListSetColumnWidth
• guiGridListSetHorizontalScrollPosition
• guiGridListSetItemColor
• guiGridListSetItemData
• guiGridListSetItemText
• guiGridListSetScrollBars
• guiGridListSetSelectedItem
• guiGridListSetSelectionMode
• guiGridListSetSortingEnabled
• guiGridListSetVerticalScrollPosition

Memos

• guiCreateMemo
• guiMemoGetCaretIndex
• guiMemoGetVerticalScrollPosition
• guiMemoSetVerticalScrollPosition
• guiMemoIsReadOnly
• guiMemoSetCaretIndex
• guiMemoSetReadOnly

Progressbars

• guiCreateProgressBar
• guiProgressBarGetProgress
• guiProgressBarSetProgress

Radio Buttons

• guiCreateRadioButton
• guiRadioButtonGetSelected
• guiRadioButtonSetSelected

Scrollbars

• guiCreateScrollBar
• guiScrollBarGetScrollPosition
• guiScrollBarSetScrollPosition

Scrollpanes

• guiCreateScrollPane
• guiScrollPaneGetHorizontalScrollPosition
• guiScrollPaneGetVerticalScrollPosition
• guiScrollPaneSetHorizontalScrollPosition
• guiScrollPaneSetScrollBars
• guiScrollPaneSetVerticalScrollPosition

Static Images

• guiCreateStaticImage
• guiStaticImageGetNativeSize
• guiStaticImageLoadImage

Tab Panels

• guiCreateTabPanel
• guiGetSelectedTab
• guiSetSelectedTab

Tabs

• guiCreateTab
• guiDeleteTab

Text Labels

• guiCreateLabel
• guiLabelGetColor
• guiLabelGetFontHeight
• guiLabelGetTextExtent
• guiLabelSetColor
• guiLabelSetHorizontalAlign
• guiLabelSetVerticalAlign

Windows

• guiCreateWindow
• guiWindowIsMovable
• guiWindowIsSizable
• guiWindowSetMovable
• guiWindowSetSizable

Input functions

• addCommandHandler
• bindKey
• executeCommandHandler
• getCommandHandlers
• getFunctionsBoundToKey
• getKeyBoundToFunction
• isControlEnabled
• removeCommandHandler
• toggleAllControls
• toggleControl
• unbindKey

Marker functions

• createMarker
• getMarkerColor
• getMarkerCount
• getMarkerIcon
• getMarkerSize
• getMarkerTarget
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22620:
getMarkerTargetArrowProperties
• getMarkerType
• setMarkerColor
• setMarkerIcon
• setMarkerSize
• setMarkerTarget
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22620:
setMarkerTargetArrowProperties
• setMarkerType
• isElementWithinMarker

Matrix functions

• Matrix
• Vector/Vector2
• Vector/Vector3
• Vector/Vector4

Object functions

• createObject
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22489:
breakObject
• getObjectScale
• moveObject
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22708:
respawnObject
toggleObjectRespawn
isObjectRespawnable
• setObjectScale
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22430:
isObjectMoving
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r21765:
isObjectBreakable
setObjectBreakable
• stopObject

Output functions

• clearChatBox
• outputChatBox
• outputConsole
• outputDebugString
• showChat

Ped functions

• addPedClothes
• getPedClothes
• removePedClothes
• createPed
• getPedAmmoInClip
• getPedArmor
• getPedFightingStyle
• getPedOccupiedVehicle
• getPedOccupiedVehicleSeat
• getPedStat
• getPedTarget
• getPedTotalAmmo
• getPedWalkingStyle
• getPedWeapon
• getPedWeaponSlot
• getPedContactElement
• getValidPedModels
• isPedChoking
• isPedDead
• isPedDoingGangDriveby
• isPedDucked
• isPedHeadless
• isPedInVehicle
• isPedOnFire
• isPedOnGround
• isPedWearingJetpack
• killPed
• removePedFromVehicle
• setPedAnimation
• setPedAnimationProgress
• setPedAnimationSpeed
• setPedArmor
• setPedDoingGangDriveby
• setPedFightingStyle
• setPedHeadless
• setPedOnFire
• setPedStat
• setPedWalkingStyle
• setPedWeaponSlot
• warpPedIntoVehicle

Pickup functions

• createPickup
• getPickupAmmo
• getPickupAmount
• getPickupType
• setPickupType
• getPickupWeapon

Player functions

• getPlayerTeam
• getPlayerBlurLevel
• setPlayerBlurLevel
• getPlayerSerial
• forcePlayerMap
• getPlayerScriptDebugLevel
• getPlayerFromName
• getPlayerMoney
• getPlayerName
• getPlayerNametagColor
• getPlayerNametagText
• getPlayerPing
• getPlayerWantedLevel
• givePlayerMoney
• isPlayerMapForced
• isPlayerNametagShowing
• setPlayerHudComponentVisible
• setPlayerMoney
• setPlayerNametagColor
• setPlayerNametagShowing
• setPlayerNametagText
• takePlayerMoney
• countPlayersInTeam
• getPlayersInTeam
• isVoiceEnabled
• setControlState
• getControlState

Projectile functions

• detonateSatchels

Resource functions

• abortRemoteRequest
• call
• fetchRemote
• getResourceConfig
• getResourceDynamicElementRoot
• getResourceExportedFunctions
• getResourceFromName
• getResourceName
• getResourceRootElement
• getResourceState
• getThisResource
• getRemoteRequests
• getRemoteRequestInfo

Utility functions

• addDebugHook
• base64Decode
• base64Encode
• debugSleep
• decodeString
• encodeString
• fromJSON
• generateKeyPair
• getColorFromString
• getDevelopmentMode
• getDistanceBetweenPoints2D
• getDistanceBetweenPoints3D
• getEasingValue
• getNetworkStats
• getNetworkUsageData
• getPerformanceStats
• getRealTime
• getTickCount
• getTimerDetails
• getTimers
• getFPSLimit
• getUserdataType
• getVersion
• gettok
• isTransferBoxVisible
• setTransferBoxVisible
• hash
• inspect
• interpolateBetween
• iprint
• isOOPEnabled
• isTimer
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22701:
isTimerPaused
setTimerPaused
• killTimer
• md5
• passwordHash
• passwordVerify
• pregFind
• pregMatch
• pregReplace
• removeDebugHook
• resetTimer
• setDevelopmentMode
• setFPSLimit
• setTimer
• ref
• deref
• sha256
• split
• teaDecode
• teaEncode
• toJSON
• tocolor
• getProcessMemoryStats
• utfChar
• utfCode
• utfLen
• utfSeek
• utfSub

• bitAnd
• bitNot
• bitOr
• bitXor
• bitTest
• bitLRotate
• bitRRotate
• bitLShift
• bitRShift
• bitArShift
• bitExtract
• bitReplace

UTF8 Library

• utf8.byte
• utf8.char
• utf8.charpos
• utf8.escape
• utf8.find
• utf8.fold
• utf8.gmatch
• utf8.gsub
• utf8.insert
• utf8.len
• utf8.lower
• utf8.match
• utf8.ncasecmp
• utf8.next
• utf8.remove
• utf8.reverse
• utf8.sub
• utf8.title
• utf8.upper
• utf8.width
• utf8.widthindex

Vehicle functions

• addVehicleUpgrade
• attachTrailerToVehicle
• blowVehicle
• createVehicle
• detachTrailerFromVehicle
• fixVehicle
• getOriginalHandling
• getTrainDirection
• getTrainPosition
• getTrainSpeed
• getTrainTrack
• getVehicleColor
• getVehicleCompatibleUpgrades
• getVehicleController
• getVehicleDoorOpenRatio
• getVehicleDoorState
• getVehicleEngineState
• getVehicleHandling
• getVehicleHeadLightColor
• getVehicleLandingGearDown
• getVehicleLightState
• getVehicleMaxPassengers
• getVehicleModelFromName
• getVehicleName
• getVehicleNameFromModel
• getVehicleOccupant
• getVehicleOccupants
• getVehicleOverrideLights
• getVehiclePaintjob
• getVehiclePanelState
• getVehiclePlateText
• getVehicleSirenParams
• getVehicleSirens
• getVehicleSirensOn
• getVehicleTowedByVehicle
• getVehicleTowingVehicle
• getVehicleTurretPosition
BEFORE VERSION 1.5.6 :
getVehicleTurnVelocity
• getVehicleType
• getVehicleUpgradeOnSlot
• getVehicleUpgradeSlotName
• getVehicleUpgrades
• getVehicleVariant
• getVehicleWheelStates
• isTrainDerailable
• isTrainDerailed
• isVehicleBlown
• isVehicleDamageProof
• isVehicleFuelTankExplodable
• isVehicleLocked
• isVehicleOnGround
• isVehicleTaxiLightOn
• removeVehicleUpgrade
• setTrainDerailable
• setTrainDerailed
• setTrainDirection
• setTrainPosition
• setTrainSpeed
• setTrainTrack
• setVehicleColor
• setVehicleDamageProof
• setVehicleDoorOpenRatio
• setVehicleDoorState
• setVehicleDoorsUndamageable
• setVehicleEngineState
• setVehicleFuelTankExplodable
• setVehicleHandling
• setVehicleHeadLightColor
• setVehicleLandingGearDown
• setVehicleLightState
• setVehicleLocked
• setVehicleOverrideLights
• setVehiclePaintjob
• setVehiclePanelState
• setVehiclePlateText
• setVehicleSirens
• setVehicleSirensOn
• setVehicleTaxiLightOn
BEFORE VERSION 1.5.6 :
setVehicleTurnVelocity
• setVehicleTurretPosition
• setVehicleVariant
• setVehicleWheelStates
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22771:
spawnVehicleFlyingComponent

Water functions

• createWater
• getWaterColor
• getWaterVertexPosition
• getWaveHeight
• resetWaterColor
• resetWaterLevel
• setWaterColor
• setWaterLevel
• setWaterVertexPosition
• setWaveHeight

Weapon functions

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

World functions

• areTrafficLightsLocked
• getAircraftMaxHeight
• getAircraftMaxVelocity
• getCloudsEnabled
• getFarClipDistance
• getFogDistance
• getGameSpeed
• getGravity
• getHeatHaze
• getInteriorSoundsEnabled
• getJetpackMaxHeight
• getMinuteDuration
• getMoonSize
• getOcclusionsEnabled
• getRainLevel
• getSunColor
• getSunSize
• getTime
• getTrafficLightState
• getWeather
• getWindVelocity
• getSkyGradient
• getPlayerBlurLevel
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22195:
isWorldSpecialPropertyEnabled
• getZoneName
• isGarageOpen
• removeWorldModel
• resetFarClipDistance
• resetFogDistance
• resetHeatHaze
• resetMoonSize
• resetRainLevel
• resetSkyGradient
• resetSunColor
• resetSunSize
• resetWindVelocity
• restoreAllWorldModels
• restoreWorldModel
• setAircraftMaxHeight
• setAircraftMaxVelocity
• setCloudsEnabled
• setFarClipDistance
• setFogDistance
• setGameSpeed
• setGarageOpen
• setGravity
• setHeatHaze
• setInteriorSoundsEnabled
• setMinuteDuration
• setMoonSize
• setOcclusionsEnabled
• setRainLevel
• setSkyGradient
• setSunColor
• setSunSize
• setTime
• setTrafficLightState
• setTrafficLightsLocked
• setWeather
• setWeatherBlended
• setWindVelocity
• setJetpackMaxHeight
• setPlayerBlurLevel
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22195:
setWorldSpecialPropertyEnabled
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r22741:
resetWorldProperties