Scripting

[Moony]

I recently started learning LUA and its things.

Someone sent me this example of a LUA file and as usual, i dont understand it.

function test ( player )
local name = getPlayerName ( player )
outputChatBox ( name )
end
 
function testB ( player )
outputChatBox ( getPlayerName ( player ) )
end
 
addCommandHandler ( "command1", test)
addCommandHandler ( "command2", testB)

I'd like to know the following things:

Definitions of:

-"local"

-"getPlayerName ( player )"

-"outputChatBox ( name )"

-"addCommandHandler ( "command1", test)

addCommandHandler ( "command2", testB)"

Basically its every meaning of every part of the function.

Thanks very much!

[dzek (varez)]

function test ( player ) -- our function name.. according to wiki page of addCommandHandler (click below on addCommandHandler), 1st argument is player element (more about elements in link below) who triggered function
-- link for elements help [url=https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Element]https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Element[/url]
local name = getPlayerName ( player ) -- we are getting name of player element passsed with addCommandHandler
outputChatBox ( name ) -- we are writing that name in chatbox
end -- end of function
 
function testB ( player ) -- same
outputChatBox ( getPlayerName ( player ) ) -- shortened version of function "test", we are not storing any variables
end -- ..
 
addCommandHandler ( "command1", test) -- if player type "/command1" in chatbox - [b]test[/b] function will be fired
addCommandHandler ( "command2", testB) -- if player type "/command2" in chatbox - [b]testB[/b] function will be fired

I'd like to know the following things:

Definitions of:

-"local"

-"getPlayerName ( player )"

-"outputChatBox ( name )"

-"addCommandHandler ( "command1", test)

addCommandHandler ( "command2", testB)"

Basically its every meaning of every part of the function.

Thanks very much!

rly weird way to learn scripting..

- local:

http://www.lua.org/pil/4.2.html

and rest are described PERFECTLY on wiki (click on function name in script above to be redirected to wiki)

[Moony]

And varez, one last question.

Where did you got that link for lua? Mind if i use it?

[Zango]

Where did you got that link for lua? Mind if i use it?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=local+lua

I seriously doubt anybody has anything against you reading the LUA manual.

Should have been skimmed over in advance.