help with dx messages

[Andreas.]

I'm trying to make my own notification system but I have encountered couple of problems. The deletion is not working AT ALL as I want.

I want it so that when a message is already active, it will delete the old one and the timer will start all over again. Currently I can make one message, and I can make yet another one on top of that (does not remove it) so yeah, help is highly appreciated! And yea, I know the code is highly fucked up.

local dxMessage = {} 
dxStatus = false 
  
function dxEvent(message, r, g, b) 
    for index, message in pairs(dxMessage) do    dxDrawText(message[1],573.0,1040.0,1516.0,1080.0,tocolor(message[2],message[3],messageData[4],255),1.5,"arial","center","center",false,false,true) 
        dxStatus = true 
   end 
   theTimer = setTimer(removeMessages, 4000, 1) 
    dxStatus = false 
end 
     
function removeMessages() 
    removeEventHandler("onClientRender", root, dxEvent) 
end 
  
function dxOutput(message, r, g, b) 
    table.insert(dxMessage, {message, r, g, b}) 
    addEventHandler("onClientRender", root, dxEvent) 
     if (dxStatus) == false then 
        dxStatus = true 
    else 
          dxStatus = false 
    end   
    if (dxStatus == false) then removeEventHandler("onClientRender", root, dxEvent) outputChatBox("active") killTimer(theTimer) end     
end 
addEvent("dxOutput", true) 
addEventHandler("dxOutput", root, dxOutput) 
  
addCommandHandler("lol", 
    function() 
        triggerEvent("dxOutput", root, "testing hehe", 0, 250, 0) 
 end) 

[Andreas.]

nobody who could help?

[sockz]

Using the function removeMessages in the commandhandler would be an easy fix, right?

[Andreas.]

Using the function removeMessages in the commandhandler would be an easy fix, right?

The command handler is obviously only there to test it.

[Andreas.]

bump

[Castillo]

I don't really get your problem, could you explain yourself further?

[Andreas.]

I don't really get your problem, could you explain yourself further?

I want the dxmessage to disappear directly if I trigger the event while it's already active.

[Castillo]

local dxMessage = { } 
dxStatus = false 
  
function dxEvent ( message, r, g, b ) 
    for index, message in ipairs ( dxMessage ) do 
        dxDrawText ( message [ 1 ], 573, 1040, 1516, 1080, tocolor ( message [ 2 ], message [ 3 ], message [ 4 ], 255 ), 1.5, "arial", "center", "center", false, false, true ) 
        dxStatus = true 
    end 
    dxStatus = false 
end 
  
function removeMessages ( ) 
    removeEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, dxEvent ) 
end 
  
function dxOutput ( message, r, g, b ) 
    if ( dxStatus ) then 
        removeEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, dxEvent ) 
        outputChatBox ( "active" ) 
        killTimer ( theTimer ) 
    end 
    table.insert ( 
        dxMessage, 
        { 
            message, 
            r, 
            g, 
            b 
        } 
    ) 
    addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, dxEvent ) 
    theTimer = setTimer ( removeMessages, 4000, 1 ) 
    dxStatus = ( not dxStatus ) 
end 
addEvent ( "dxOutput", true ) 
addEventHandler ( "dxOutput", root, dxOutput ) 
  
addCommandHandler ( "lol", 
    function ( ) 
        triggerEvent ( "dxOutput", root, "testing hehe", 0, 250, 0 ) 
    end 
) 

That's what you mean?

[qaisjp]

Remember to use ipairs

[Andreas.]

local dxMessage = { } 
dxStatus = false 
  
function dxEvent ( message, r, g, b ) 
    for index, message in ipairs ( dxMessage ) do 
        dxDrawText ( message [ 1 ], 573, 1040, 1516, 1080, tocolor ( message [ 2 ], message [ 3 ], message [ 4 ], 255 ), 1.5, "arial", "center", "center", false, false, true ) 
        dxStatus = true 
    end 
    dxStatus = false 
end 
  
function removeMessages ( ) 
    removeEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, dxEvent ) 
end 
  
function dxOutput ( message, r, g, b ) 
    if ( not dxStatus ) then 
        removeEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, dxEvent ) 
        outputChatBox ( "active" ) 
        killTimer ( theTimer ) 
    end 
    table.insert ( 
        dxMessage, 
        { 
            message, 
            r, 
            g, 
            b 
        } 
    ) 
    addEventHandler ( "onClientRender", root, dxEvent ) 
    theTimer = setTimer ( removeMessages, 4000, 1 ) 
    dxStatus = ( not dxStatus ) 
end 
addEvent ( "dxOutput", true ) 
addEventHandler ( "dxOutput", root, dxOutput ) 
  
addCommandHandler ( "lol", 
    function ( ) 
        triggerEvent ( "dxOutput", root, "testing hehe", 0, 250, 0 ) 
    end 
) 

That's what you mean?

bad arguement at killTimer: 20

and it doesn't remove the dxtext, it's still there

[Castillo]

Copy it again.