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isElementCollidableWith

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Pair: setElementCollidableWith

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This function can be used to check whether specified element is collidable with another element.

Note: You can only use this function with the element types listed below.

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  • Method:element:isCollidableWith(...)

Syntax 

bool isElementCollidableWith ( element theElement, element withElement )
Required Arguments
  • theElement: The element which colliding you want to get
  • withElement: The other element which colliding with the first entity you want to get

Returns

  • bool: value

Returns true if the elements collide with each other, false otherwise.

Code Examples

shared 
local tPed = {}
addEventHandler( "onClientPlayerSpawn", localPlayer,
    function()
        local x, y, z = getElementPosition(source)
        if isElement(tPed["thePed"]) then
            destroyElement(tPed["thePed"])
        end
        -- Creates a random ped near player
        tPed["thePed"] = createPed(math.random(209, 238), x+1, y+1, z)
    end
)


function toggleColisionFunc()
    if not isElement(tPed["thePed"]) then
        return
    end
    -- Is the local player collidable with the ped?
    local isCollidable = isElementCollidableWith( localPlayer, tPed["thePed"] )
    -- Toggles the colision with the ped.
    setElementCollidableWith( localPlayer, tPed["thePed"], not isCollidable )
end
-- Adds a command handler to enable/disable colisions with the ped
addCommandHandler("togglecol", toggleColisionFunc)

See Also

Element Functions
Element Events
Reference