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This function returns the creator of the specified projectile.

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

• Method:projectile:getCreator(...)
• Variable: .creator

Syntax

element getProjectileCreator ( projectile theProjectile )

Required Arguments

• theProjectile: The projectile element which creator you want to retrieve.

Returns

• element: value

Returns the element which created the projectile if successful, false otherwise.

Code Examples

shared

This example will output a message in the chatbox saying who created the projectile.

addEventHandler("onClientProjectileCreation", root, function(projectile)
    local creator = getProjectileCreator(projectile)
    if (getElementType(creator) == "player") then
        local pName = getPlayerName(creator)
  local projectileID = getProjectileType(projectile)
        outputChatBox(pName.." created a projectile! (ID: "..projectileID..")", 255, 200, 0, false)
    end
end)

See Also

Projectile Functions

• createProjectile
• detonateSatchels
• getProjectileCounter
• getProjectileCreator
• getProjectileForce
• getProjectileTarget
• getProjectileType
• setProjectileCounter

Projectile Events

• onClientProjectileCreation

Reference

• Scripting Functions