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This functions checks whether or not an element is attached to another element.

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  • Method:element:isAttached(...)
  • Variable: .attached

Syntax 

bool isElementAttached ( element theElement )
Required Arguments
  • theElement: The element to check for attachment.

Returns

  • bool: value

Returns true if the specified element is attached to another element, false if it is not attached or nil if an improper argument was passed.

Code Examples

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This examples checks if a player is attached to anything when they enter a console command:

-- add a command handler for 'amiattached' to call the function 'consoleIsPlayerAttached':
function consoleIsPlayerAttached ( thePlayer, command )
   if ( thePlayer ) then -- if a player triggered this command
      local status = isElementAttached ( thePlayer ) -- call the function and store it's result in the 'status' variable
      if ( status ) then -- if the function returned true, tell the player he is attached to something
         outputConsole ( "You are attached to an element!", thePlayer )
      else -- if the function returned false, tell the player he is not attached to anything
         outputConsole ( "You are not attached to an element.", thePlayer )
      end
   end
end
addCommandHandler ( "amiattached", consoleIsPlayerAttached )

See Also

Element Functions
Element Events
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