Question about getLocalPlayer()

[redditing]

what server-side getLocalPlayer looks like?

[nxFairlywell]

Local player is actually the client!

So server side script hasn't local player because the script is server side

you should use this in client side

triggerServerEvent("EventName",localPlayer) -- localPlayer = source of the event in server side

and you can receive your event from server side like this :

addEvent("EventName",true)
addEventHandler("EventName",root,
  function()
    local localPlayer = source; -- source is that player you put in the triggerServerEvent
    -- now you have the localPlayer in the server
  end
)

also, there are another methods you can use, but this is a simple example.

 

Note :

When you need to use the localPlayer in server side, you will be automatically must be using the triggerServerEvent function.

So in the logic you have to trigger an event

 

When you want to use localPlayer?

Edited July 3, 2020 by VenomNX

[ds1-e]

20 minutes ago, VenomNX said:

Local player is actually the client!

So server side script hasn't local player because the script is server side

you should use this in client side

triggerServerEvent("EventName",localPlayer) -- localPlayer = source of the event in server side

and you can receive your event from server side like this :

addEvent("EventName",true)
addEventHandler("EventName",root,
  function()
    local localPlayer = source; -- source is that player you put in the triggerServerEvent
    -- now you have the localPlayer in the server
  end
)

also, there are another methods you can use, but this is a simple example.

 

Note :

When you need to use the localPlayer in server side, you will be automatically must be using the triggerServerEvent function.

So in the logic you have to trigger an event

 

When you want to use localPlayer?

Using source variable isn't safe.

function EventName()
	if client then
		outputChatBox("Hi player!", client)
	end
end
addEvent("EventName", true)
addEventHandler("EventName", root, EventName)

Quote

• All parameters including 'source' can be faked and should not be trusted.
• Global variable 'client' can be trusted.

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Script_security