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getPedMoveState

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This function returns the current move state for the specified ped.

Syntax 

string getPedMoveState ( ped thePed )
Required Arguments
  • thePed: The ped whose move state you want to know

Returns

  • string: value

Returns a string indicating the ped's move state, or false if the ped is not streamed in, the movement type is unknown, the ped is in a vehicle or the ped is invalid.

Code Examples

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Example 1:This example shows how you can output a players current movestate.

function getMoveState( command, playerName )
-- If the player name exists we will have our 'player'
  local player = getPlayerFromName( playerName )
  -- If the player does not exist, the script will stop.
  if not player then
    outputChatBox( "No player named " .. playerName .. " was found.", 250, 0, 0, true )
    return false
  end
  -- If we found the player from the name, we can get his movestate.
  local moveState = getPedMoveState( player )
  -- If a player and a movestate is found, the script will output it to the chatbox.
  outputChatBox( playerName .. "'s current moveState is: " .. moveState, 0, 150, 0, true )
end
addCommandHandler( "getMoveState", getMoveState ) -- To execute this command, simply write: /getMoveState playerName

See Also

Ped Functions
Ped Events
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