StopObject
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This will allow you to stop an object that is currently moving.
Syntax
bool stopObject ( object theobject )
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- Method: object:stop(...)
Required Arguments
- theobject: the object whose movement you wish to stop
Returns
- true if successful.
- false otherwise.
Example
This will allow you to toggle the random movement of a staircase object model using a randomObjectMovement function and stop it immediately with the stopObject command. This is achieved by using a "toggleobjectmove" command with a "on" or "off" parameter.
function objectMoveControl ( thePlayer, commandName, state )
-- On "toggleobjectmove" in console, activate this command, which also asks the player to define the value for the varible 'state'.
if state == "on" then
outputChatBox ( "Moving object randomly" )
mytimer = setTimer ( randomObjectMovement, 2250, 0 )
-- if the player types "on" for the state variable, turn on the timer, which triggers a function
-- called randomObjectMovement that moves the object whenever it is called (not included for
-- this example). The timer runs every 2 1/4 seconds for 0 times, which means it runs infinitely.
elseif state == "off" then
outputChatBox ( "Stopping object movement" )
killTimer ( mytimer )
stopObject ( myobject )
-- if the player typed "off" for state, stop the object movement immediately and kill the
-- randomObjectMovement timer
else
outputChatBox ( "must define object state as 'on' or 'off'" )
-- if the player typed something besides "on" or "off" for state, do nothing
end
end
addCommandHandler ( "toggleobjectmove", objectMoveControl )
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