Which is better? (trigger versus elementData)

[RastaOrecha]

Good day.

I would like to know what is best:

1)

client:

setElementData (localPlayer, "DriftMod.Login",guiGetText (GUIEditor.edit[1])) 
setElementData (localPlayer, "DriftMod.Passwd",guiGetText (GUIEditor.edit[2])) 
triggerServerEvent ( "onGetLogin", getLocalPlayer() ) 

server:

addEvent( "onGetLogin", true ) 
addEventHandler( "onGetLogin", getRootElement(), DriftLogInCheck ) 
function DriftRegnCheck () 
    regLogin = getElementData (source, "DriftMod.RLogin") 
    regPasswd = getElementData (source, "DriftMod.RPasswd") 
end 

or:

2)

client:

triggerServerEvent("onGetLogin",localPlayer,guiGetText (GUIEditor.edit[1]),guiGetText (GUIEditor.edit[2])) 

server:

addEvent("onGetLogin",true) 
function DriftLogInCheck(username,password) 
  
end 
addEventHandler("onGetLogin",root,DriftLogInCheck) 

Edited May 16, 2013 by Guest

[iPrestege]

The way number ( 2 ) Is better and please next time use lua/lua Tag .

[RastaOrecha]

Okay, thx.

[iPrestege]

No problem

[IIYAMA]

This is why:

Element data will be send to all players and the server

or when you put synchronisation to false, it will stay local.

ElementData:

• client* > server + all players
  client* > only local (synchronisation to false)
  server > all players
  

A trigger is:

• client > server
  Server > client*
  Server > all players(no target)
  

The target player*

Mind from Server triggering to client.

(check the syntax of the trigger from server to client. Many people make that mistake, by forget to fill in the target.)