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getTypeIndexFromClothes

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This function is used to get the clothes type and index from the texture and model. (Scans through the list of clothes for the specific type).

Syntax 

int|false,​ int getTypeIndexFromClothes ( string clothesTexture, string clothesModel )
Required Arguments
  • clothesTexture: A string determining the clothes texture that you wish to retrieve the type and index from. See the clothes catalog.
  • clothesModel: A string determining the corresponding clothes model that you wish to retrieve the type and index from. See the clothes catalog.

Returns

  • int|false: type
  • int: index

This function returns two ints, type and index respectively, false if invalid arguments were passed to the function.

Code Examples

server

This example gets the current clothes of a certain type on a player, then swaps with the previous in the clothes list.

function scriptPreviousClothes(thePlayer, key, clothesType)
    local currentTexture, currentModel = getPedClothes(thePlayer, clothesType) -- get the current clothes on this slot
    local clothesIndex = 1
    if (currentTexture) then -- if he had clothes of that type
        local tempA, tempB = getTypeIndexFromClothes(currentTexture, currentModel) -- get the type and index for these clothes, so we can decrease and get the previous in the list
        if (tempA and tempB) then -- if we found them
            clothesType, clothesIndex = tempA, tempB
        end
    end
    clothesIndex = clothesIndex - 1
    local texture, model = getClothesByTypeIndex(clothesType, clothesIndex) -- get the new texture and model
    if (not texture) then -- if we've reached the end of the list
        removePedClothes(thePlayer, clothesType)
    else
        addPedClothes(thePlayer, texture, model, clothesType)
    end
end
addCommandHandler("previousClothes", scriptPreviousClothes)

See Also

Clothes And Body Functions
Reference