setElementData ??

[Snaik]

function addPlayerCustomTag ( thePlayer, command, newTag ) 
    --Let's make sure the newTag param has been entered... 
    if ( newTag ) then 
        --Grab their current playername for saving. 
        local sPlayerNickname = getPlayerName ( thePlayer ) 
        --Create their new nickname with their tag 
        local sNewPlayerNickname = newTag .. " " .. sPlayerNickname 
  
        --Let's first load the element data, see if it's there already 
        --The reason for this is that if a player were to do /addtag twice, 
        --the tag would be prepended a second time 
        local sOldNick = getElementData( thePlayer, "tempdata.originalnick" ) 
        if ( sOldNick == false ) then 
            --Save their orignal nickname in their element data 
            setElementData ( thePlayer, "tempdata.originalnick", sPlayerNickname ) 
        end 
  
        --Set their new nickname globally 
        setPlayerName ( thePlayer, sNewPlayerNickname ) 
  
        --Tell them it's done 
        outputChatBox ( "Your new nickname has been set, to put it back to its original state you can use /deltag", thePlayer ) 
    else 
        --The newTag param was not entered, give an error message 
        outputChatBox ( "/addtag - Incorrect syntax, Correct: /addtag ", thePlayer ) 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler ( "addtag", addPlayerCustomTag ) 
  
function removePlayerCustomTag ( thePlayer, command ) 
    --We first need to check that they have already used /addtag, let's do that now 
    local sOldNick = getElementData( thePlayer, "tempdata.originalnick" ) 
    if ( sOldNick ) then 
        --Great, they have a tag added, let's reset them 
  
        --First we will want to reset the element data back to its default (that being false) 
        setElementData ( thePlayer, "tempdata.originalnick", false ) 
  
        --Now set the client name back 
        setClientName ( thePlayer, sOldNick ) 
  
        --Notify them 
        outputChatBox ( "Your old nickname has been set", thePlayer ) 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler ( "deltag", removePlayerCustomTag ) 

"setElementData ( thePlayer, "tempdata.originalnick", false )"

Could someone tell me what is the source of "tempdata.originalnick" , I don't get what it is ?

I'm not good at english

[Snaik]

Please reply me .

[Aibo]

"tempdata.originalnick" is a string, a key used to reference the element data.

it has no source.

state your question/problem more clearly.

[Snaik]

Where can i get these strings ?

Maybe im getting this wrong .

Edited April 15, 2012 by Guest

[Aibo]

where did you get this script? do you have any right to publish it here?

[Absence2]

It's from the wiki.

[Snaik]

I got it from Mta sa wiki, https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/SetElementData .

[Aibo]

and it is explained there how it works.

you get the string key from your head, keeping in mind its purpose.

[Snaik]

We can set the data of what elements ?

i mean if i want to set the player's max health how can i do it ?

[arezu]

setElementData(player, "blabla", true) 

is almost the same as:

local data = {} 
data[player] = {} 
data[player]["blabla"] = true 

with the exception that you can easily get access to the element data from any file (client and server side) and element data gets automatically removed when the element gets destroyed.

setElementData can only be used on elements, and it sets a value for an unique string given by the player.

[Aibo]

of any element.

the data you set does not affect an element behavior (unless you script it).

so no, you can't change player's max health with element data.

iirc you cant change player's max health anyway, unless you script your own health system or extend the existing.

[Snaik]

Now im getting what it does, thx guys .