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isPedChoking

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Shared

Pair: setPedChoking

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This function checks if the specified ped is choking (coughing) or not. This happens as a result of weapons that produce smoke - smoke grenades, fire extinguisher and the spray can.

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  • Method:ped:isChoking(...)
  • Variable: .choking

Syntax

bool isPedChoking ( ped thePed )
Required Arguments
  • thePed: The ped you wish to check

Returns

  • bool: value

Returns true if the ped is choking, false otherwise.

Code Examples

shared

This example checks if a random player is choking or not, and if so displays a message in the chat box.

local players = getElementsByType ( "player" )
local randomPlayer = players[math.random(#players)]
if isPedChoking ( randomPlayer ) then
outputChatBox ( getPlayerName ( randomPlayer ) .. " is choking. Keep away from those cigarettes!" )
end

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