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getElementDimension

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Pair: setElementDimension

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This function allows you to retrieve the dimension of an element. See Dimension for the list of valid element types. The dimension determines what/who the element is visible to.

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  • Method:element:getDimension(...)
  • Variable: .dimension

Syntax 

int getElementDimension ( element theElement )
Required Arguments
  • theElement: The element in which you'd like to retrieve the dimension of.

Returns

  • int: value

Returns an integer for the dimension if theElement is valid, false otherwise.

Code Examples

shared 
function onPlayerEnterVehicle ( theVehicle, seat, jacked )
    if ( getElementDimension ( source ) == 0 and seat == 0 ) then -- if the player is in dimension 0 and is entering the driver seat
        setElementDimension ( source, 1 )     -- set his dimension to 1
        setElementDimension ( theVehicle, 1 ) -- set his vehicle's dimension to 1 as well
    end
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerVehicleEnter", root, onPlayerEnterVehicle )




function onPlayerExitVehicle ( theVehicle, seat, jacker )
    if ( getElementDimension ( source ) == 1 and seat == 0 ) then -- if the player is in dimension 1 and was in the driver's seat
        setElementDimension ( source, 0 )     -- set his dimension back to 0
        setElementDimension ( theVehicle, 0 ) -- set his vehicle's dimension back to 0 as well
    end
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerVehicleExit", root, onPlayerExitVehicle )

See Also

Element Functions
Element Events
Reference