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getPedTarget

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This function is used to get the element a ped is currently targeting.

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  • Method:ped:getTarget(...)

Syntax 

element getPedTarget ( ped thePed )
Required Arguments
  • thePed: The ped whose target you want to retrieve.

Returns

  • element: value

Returns the element that's being targeted, or false if there isn't one.

Code Examples

shared

This example blows up any vehicle a player targets (aims at).

function playerTargetCheck ( )
    local target
    for i, thePlayer in ipairs ( getElementsByType("player") ) do  -- iterate over all players
        target = getPedTarget ( thePlayer )                        -- get the target of the current player
        if ( target ) then                                         -- if there was a target
            if ( getElementType ( target ) == "vehicle" ) then     -- and the target is a vehicle
                blowVehicle ( target )                             -- blow it up
            end
        end
    end
end
setTimer ( playerTargetCheck, 1000, 0 )                            -- call the check function every second

See Also

Ped Functions
Ped Events
Reference