[help]A little problem on testing

[Xierra]

Hi guys

I have a problem.

When I create an xpeffects function (addXpEffect), and I want to make it work on another resource.

It's a client-side script. But how can I do it? Should I export functions? If yes, How?

Because I got an error "ERROR:.../deathmatch/resources/test/aaa.lua:2:Trying to call global "addXpEffect" (a nil value)"

The script (aaa.lua):

function xpea()
string = addXpEffect("AA", "+1000", {r=100, g=0, b=0}) --the xpeffects function.
 
if (string) then
outputChatBox("It's working!")
else
outputChatBox("no it's not working")
end
end
addCommandHandler ( "xp", xpea)

Meta.xml:

<meta>
<script src="aaa.lua" />
meta>

Can you guys learn me the easy way of exporting functions from another resource?

[Xeno]

Sorry, i dont understand what its for?

[karlis]

first of all i think holding RGB in table is not best way,

second: u need export function by adding

<export function="name" type="client" />

to meta.xml

third:

use

exports.callressourcename:functionname()

[Mr.Hankey]

First of all please try indenting your code That improves the readability pretty much.

Anyway I guess you rather want to call an exported function than exporting a function yourself so in this case you need to make use of the call function which allows you to call exported functions of other resources.

Assuming that you're trying to use my xpeffects resource you also need to correct some other mistakes:

First of all it's addXPEffects with both X and P being capital letters, secondly the function doesn't return anything so the "string" variable will always be nil and last the color argument needs to be a table in this form {r, g, b}.

So in the end your code should look something like this:

function xpea ()
   exports.xpeffects:addXPEffect ( "AA", "+1000", {100, 0, 0} )
end
 
addCommandHandler ( "xp", xpea )

[Xierra]

Yeah. Now it "Nearly" works.

It says: ERROR: call: failed to call 'xpeffects:addXPEffect'

What should I do?

(Hey and thanks mr.hankey, i'm practicing you know)

This is used for my edit of the cs_sounds resource.

[Mr.Hankey]

Make sure that the xpeffects resource is running (Edit:) and that you're using it clientside as the server-side function would be addPlayerXPEffect which also takes a player argument.

[Xierra]

I already activated the resource.

but still not working ;(

uhh, I guess this is xpeffect's fault: WARNING: xp_server.lua: Bad argument @ 'triggerClientEvent' - Line: 2

[Mr.Hankey]

look at the syntax of addPlayerXPEffects: addPlayerXPEffect ( player, title, description, color )

As i said it also takes a player element as first argument which is probably what you forgot and thus causing that error.

[Xierra]

At last it's working!

Thanks Hankey.

[Xierra]

Before I end this topic, the syntax ( player, title, description, color )

In cs_sounds, It doesn't have "player" inside the function, but the script have argument "killer"

Will it ok if I write something like: (killer, "AA", "+1000", {200,200,200})

I'm not sure yet because Nobody is gonna test it for me.

A little tip: I am trying to make use of xpeffects script, that's why I edit cs_sounds script.

[Gamesnert]

I'm not sure if I understand what you mean, but the name shouldn't matter. Naming a variable "player" or "killer" or "cake" won't change its content.

EDIT: Ok, that was a stupid mistake of mine. Thanks 50p.

[50p]

I'm not sure if I understand what you mean, but the name shouldn't matter. Naming a variable* "player" or "killer" or "cake" won't change its content.

[Xierra]

Hah, that should be an argument not variable!

[Gamesnert]

Hah, that should be an argument not variable!

An argument is also a variable.