How can you trigger this script with a command?

[Moony]

Scrolling through the tutorials, I found a script that displays players in the server when joining and quitting.

function playerCount ( ) 
    outputChatBox("#ff8800[server]: #ffffffPlayers: #ffffff(" .. getPlayerCount() .. "#ffffff)" , root, 255, 0, 0, true) 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), playerCount ) 
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerQuit", getRootElement(), playerCount ) 

What would I have to add to trigger it with a command, such as "/players"?

[srslyyyy]

3 hours ago, Moony said:

Scrolling through the tutorials, I found a script that displays players in the server when joining and quitting.

function playerCount ( ) 
    outputChatBox("#ff8800[server]: #ffffffPlayers: #ffffff(" .. getPlayerCount() .. "#ffffff)" , root, 255, 0, 0, true) 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), playerCount ) 
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerQuit", getRootElement(), playerCount ) 

What would I have to add to trigger it with a command, such as "/players"?

function checkOnline(player, cmd)
	if player then
		outputChatBox(#getElementsByType("player"))
	end
end
addCommandHandler("players", checkOnline)

 

[Skadoosh]

5 hours ago, Moony said:

Scrolling through the tutorials, I found a script that displays players in the server when joining and quitting.

function playerCount ( ) 
    outputChatBox("#ff8800[server]: #ffffffPlayers: #ffffff(" .. getPlayerCount() .. "#ffffff)" , root, 255, 0, 0, true) 
end 
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerJoin", getRootElement(), playerCount ) 
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerQuit", getRootElement(), playerCount ) 

What would I have to add to trigger it with a command, such as "/players"?

addCommandHandler('players',root
  function(thePlayer)
    outputChatBox("Current number of players: "..tostring(getPlayerCount()),thePlayer)
    end

Edited February 18, 2020 by Skadoosh
Is the code blocks working? I am sorry I am new to the forums ...

[Moony]

8 hours ago, majqq said:

function checkOnline(player, cmd)
	if player then
		outputChatBox(#getElementsByType("player"))
	end
end
addCommandHandler("players", checkOnline)

 

Excuse my second beginner's question.

I'm struggling with the functions. Do you come up with them? Is there a list to such commands?
Scrolling through this, this, and this doesn't show any 'checkOnline' function. It does show a 'check' function, but it doesn't seem to be one for such script.

UPDATE: is it normal that it doesn't work from the console, yet it does when tiggered from the in-game chatbox?

Edited February 18, 2020 by Moony
Info acquired from test.

[ReZurrecti0n]

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Main_Page

Client Functions, Client Events, Server Functions, Server Events (Visiting just these 4 sections on the Wiki will greatly help you as it lists all those Functions as well as Events too)

The console is something very different than the chatbox, personally, I don't have much experience with that console window as I never use it though

[srslyyyy]

checkOnline is custom function, which doesn't exist normally in MTA.

For console command - delete/comment check for player.

function checkOnline(player, cmd)
	--if player then
		outputChatBox(#getElementsByType("player"))
	--end
end
addCommandHandler("players", checkOnline)

 

Edited February 19, 2020 by majqq

[Moony]

On 19/02/2020 at 02:09, majqq said:

checkOnline is custom function, which doesn't exist normally in MTA.

Ok, so you've got the official functions for mta on one side. They can be found in the link provided above. On the other side, custom functions are functions created by the developer. Having a 'function functionName' will asign the name to a function, and between that and 'end', you add the official functions that will do what the developer wants, such as throwing something to the chatbox, creating elements, teleporting the player, changing names, setting timers, and many many other things. Is this correct?

[srslyyyy]

3 hours ago, Moony said:

Ok, so you've got the official functions for mta on one side. They can be found in the link provided above. On the other side, custom functions are functions created by the developer. Having a 'function functionName' will asign the name to a function, and between that and 'end', you add the official functions that will do what the developer wants, such as throwing something to the chatbox, creating elements, teleporting the player, changing names, setting timers, and many many other things. Is this correct?

Yes, but those do not need to be official functions. It could be operations on variables/tables, and other custom functions.

Edited February 21, 2020 by majqq