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getVehicleController

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This function is used to get the player in control of the specified vehicle which includes somebody who is trying to enter the drivers seat.

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  • Method:vehicle:getController(...)
  • Variable: .controller

Syntax 

player getVehicleController ( vehicle theVehicle )
Required Arguments
  • theVehicle: the vehicle you want to get the 'controller' of.

Returns

  • player: value

Returns a player object, if there isn't a driver, it will search the 'trailer chain' for the front driver, false otherwise.

Code Examples

shared

This example outputs a chatbox message when a vehicle gets a trailer attached.

function scriptOnTrailerAttach ( towedBy )
  thePlayer = getVehicleController ( source ) -- get the controller of the towing vehicle
  if ( thePlayer ) then
    outputChatBox ( getPlayerName ( thePlayer ).. " attached a trailer" )
  else
    outputChatBox ( "trailer attached" )
  end
end
addEventHandler ( "onTrailerAttach", root, scriptOnTrailerAttach )

See Also

Vehicle Functions
Vehicle Events
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