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getTrainPosition

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Pair: setTrainPosition

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Gets the position the train is currently on the track

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

  • Method:vehicle:getTrainPosition(...)
  • Variable: .trainPosition

Syntax 

float getTrainPosition ( vehicle train )
Required Arguments
  • train: the train to get the position of

Returns

  • float: value

Returns a float that represents how along the track it is, false if there is problem with train element.

Code Examples

shared

This example adds a command called "/getpos", allowing you to get the position of the train.

function position(player)
  if player and isElement(player) then
     if isPedInVehicle(player) then -- make sure we're actually in a vehicle
        local vehicle = getPedOccupiedVehicle(player)
    if vehicle then
     local vehType = getVehicleType (vehicle)
        if vehType == "Train" then -- make sure we're in a train
     local position = getTrainPosition (vehicle)
     outputChatBox("The Train position is: "..position)
        else
     outputChatBox("You are not in a train!")
        end
     end
  else
    outputChatBox("You are not in a vehicle!")
  end
    end
end
addCommandHandler("getpos",position)

See Also

Vehicle Functions
Vehicle Events
Reference