Checking for vehicle and setting

[Bohemian_Bear]

Well, i am new here, and please sry for the bad english.

I am trying to make an hud that changes one "state of damage" pic related to the vehicle types

  
function enterVehicle(theVehicle, seat, jacked) 
    if (getVehicleType(theVehicle) == "Automobile") then 
        local vehicle = "textures/car.png" 
    end 
    if (getVehicleType(theVehicle) == "Plane") then 
        local vehicle = "textures/plane.png" 
    end 
    if (getVehicleType(theVehicle) == "Bike") then 
        local vehicle = "textures/bike.png" 
    end 
    if (getVehicleType(theVehicle) == "Helicopter") then 
        local vehicle = "textures/heli.png" 
    end 
    if (getVehicleType(theVehicle) == "Boat") then 
        local vehicle = "textures/boat.png" 
    end 
end 

2 questions, this is right?

And this is will return me "textures/....png" with the "vehicle" variable?

Also, if there anyway to make this code better, will help. TY!

[Castillo]

That code will make the 'vehicle' variable local, which means it only exists inside that 'if'. You could also use 'elseif' instead of using separated 'if'.

Or you can also do it this way:

function enterVehicle ( theVehicle, seat, jacked ) 
    local vType = getVehicleType ( source ) 
    local vehicle = "textures/".. ( vType == "Automobile" and "car" or vType == "Plane" and "plane" or vType == "Bike" and "bike" or vType == "Helicopter" and "heli" or vType == "Boat" and "boat" ) ..".png" 
end 

[Bohemian_Bear]

Nice, this will work...

When i ask for vehicle, it will returns to me textures/vehicleType.png, right?

I am still learning with some scripts open source and reading;

I can set things like, global variables, session variables or things like session variables?

[Castillo]

By session variables you mean data that only exists until you quit the server? if so, then yes, you can set element data.

getElementData 
setElementData 

[Bohemian_Bear]

Yes yes, i'll read thos two;

So much tank you!

[Castillo]

You're welcome.