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isPedDoingTask

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This function checks if the specified ped is carrying out a certain task.

Syntax 

bool isPedDoingTask ( ped thePed, string taskName )
Required Arguments
  • thePed: The ped you want to check.
  • taskName: A string containing the name of the task you're checking for.

Returns

  • bool: value

Returns true if the player is currently doing the task, false otherwise.

Code Examples

shared

This example checks if the player who entered the 'doingdriveby' command is doing a drive-by (clientside).

function checkDriveBy()
    local playerName = getPlayerName(localPlayer)
    local doingDriveBy = isPedDoingTask(localPlayer, "TASK_SIMPLE_GANG_DRIVEBY")
    local driveByStatus = doingDriveBy and "is doing a driveby!" or "is not doing a driveby."


    outputChatBox(playerName.." "..driveByStatus)
end
addCommandHandler("doingdriveby", checkDriveBy)

See Also

Ped Functions
Ped Events
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