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This function is used to retrieve the type of an element.

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

  • Method:element:getType(...)
  • Variable: .type

Syntax 

string getElementType ( element theElement )
Required Arguments
  • theElement: The element you wish to get the type of.

Returns

  • string: value

Returns a string containing the element type, false if invalid arguments were passed.

Code Examples

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This example destroys a haystack when a player targets it

function onPlayerTarget ( targetElem )
    -- if the targeted object is a haystack (an object with model ID 3374) remove it from the game
    if getElementType ( targetElem ) == "object" and getElementModel ( targetElem ) == 3374 then
        destroyElement ( targetElem )
    end
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerTarget", root, onPlayerTarget )    -- add above function as handler for targeting event

See Also

Element Functions
Element Events
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