I need a simple text function

[manuelhimmler]

I have scriptet a text function:

function GameTextForPlayer(player,text,milliseconds,r,g,b,zeile)
if zeile == nil then
	zeile=1
end
 
if zeile == 1 then
	if isTimer(gametimer[1][player]) then
		killTimer(gametimer[1][player])
		textDestroyDisplay(gametext[1][player])
	end
	gametext[1][player] = textCreateDisplay()
	textDisplayAddObserver(gametext[1][player],player)  
	local scrx = getElementData(player,"player.sx")
	local scry = getElementData(player,"player.sy")
	local textItem = textCreateTextItem(tostring(text), 0.5, 0.2875, 0,tonumber(r), tonumber(g), tonumber(b), 255, 3, "center","center",0)
	textDisplayAddText(gametext[1][player],textItem)
	gametimer[1][player] = setTimer(textDestroyDisplay,tonumber(milliseconds),1,gametext[1][player])	
else
	if isTimer(gametimer[zeile][player]) then
		killTimer(gametimer[zeile][player])
		textDestroyDisplay(gametext[zeile][player])
	end
	gametext[zeile][player] = textCreateDisplay()
	textDisplayAddObserver(gametext[zeile][player],player)  
	local scrx = getElementData(player,"player.sx")
	local scry = getElementData(player,"player.sy")
	local textItem = textCreateTextItem(tostring(text), 0.5, 0.2875+((zeile-1)*0.045), 0,tonumber(r), tonumber(g), tonumber(b), 255, 3, "center","center",0)
	textDisplayAddText(gametext[zeile][player],textItem)
	gametimer[zeile][player] = setTimer(textDestroyDisplay,tonumber(milliseconds),1,gametext[zeile][player])	
end
 
end

but there is often a error in this row "gametext[1][player] = textCreateDisplay()" called "table index is nil" and then the text is show the whole time, also when I destroy it.

[Gamesnert]

but there is often a error in this row "gametext[1][player] = textCreateDisplay()" called "table index is nil"

This means that you're doing something like this:

table [ nil ]

In the case of "gametext[1][player]", I'd say only "player" can become nil. Are you sure you're passing the right player through to the function?

[manuelhimmler]

yes because the text works but only sometimes not

oh sorry: I had forgotten a few functions to write the right player-agrument thanks

but isnt there a funcction (an easy) i could use new lines (\n) and two collors or more in one sentence (string)

[robhol]

You can use directx drawing.

https://forum.multitheftauto.com/viewtop ... 08&t=24262 by Talidan is a special "library" for text drawing, it wraps around dx functions and simplifies it abit.

[manuelhimmler]

yes, but i think there isnt a solution to use more colors in one textitem isnt it?

[50p]

yes, but i think there isnt a solution to use more colors in one textitem isnt it?

No.

[Dark Dragon]

you can get a dx text's width and create a new dx text next to it

[subenji99]

While the discussion moved on, I'll point out here that you are getting errors because you are forgetting that tables need to be defined before they are indexed.

myTable[1][1] --will error
myTable[1] --will also error
myTable = {}
myTable[1] -- will now return nil (index exists now, but no value has been entered yet)
myTable[1][1] --will error
myTable[1] = {}
myTable[1] --will return TABLE: (memory address)
myTable[1][1] --will return nil

or you can just do:

myTable = {
{}
}  -- creates a double-array table of size myTable[1][1]

so remember you need to initialize tables. Also remember however that initializing a table will wipe the table blank too, so initialize the table at a spot that only is executed once, or add:

if type(myTable) ~= "table" then
   myTable = {}
end