[Question] label

[The Killer]

hello

how can i make the label refresh every 1 sec ?

[myonlake]

You can use the setTimer for example. Not the best choice but there aren't many other anyways. If it's a temporary label, then it should be good. I suggest looking at text items as well.

[The Killer]

so i did use it like this :

setTimer (guiSetText, 1000, 0, ping, Ping) 

but if i select another player it still in the gui ?

Edited November 30, 2013 by Guest

[myonlake]

You have to kill the timer with killTimer.

[The Killer]

is there any other way cause i use killTimer if the player select no one, it's work but if i reselect the player and select no one it kill the timer but the other timer that i reselected not killed , so is there any other way ?

[myonlake]

This is a good example on how to make it work regardless of where you click on your screen.

local updateLabel, updateGridlist -- initialize two nil timers 
local label = guiCreateLabel(500, 100, 100, 50, "nil: nil", false) -- create a gui label at 500,100 
local gridlist = guiCreateGridList(600, 100, 170, 180, false) -- create a gui gridlist at 600,100 
guiGridListAddColumn(gridlist, "vehicle name", 0.7) -- add a column to the gridlist 
guiGridListAddColumn(gridlist, "r", 0.2) -- and another column 
  
for i,v in ipairs(getElementsByType("vehicle")) do -- loop through all vehicles on the server 
    if (i > 10) then break end -- break at ten 
    local row = guiGridListAddRow(gridlist) -- add a new row to the gridlist 
    guiGridListSetItemText(gridlist, row, 1, getVehicleName(v), false, false) -- give the name column a value 
    guiGridListSetItemText(gridlist, row, 2, math.random(100,999), false, false) -- and the r column as well 
end 
  
updateGridlist = setTimer(function() -- execute a new timer to update the r columns 
    if (isElement(gridlist)) then killTimer(updateGridlist) return end -- if the gridlist is no longer, kill the timer 
    for i=0,guiGridListGetRowCount(gridlist) do -- loop through all rows 
        guiGridListSetItemText(gridlist, i, 2, math.random(100,999), false, false) -- update the gridlist column with a new random value 
    end 
end, 1000, 0) -- do the function each 1000ms 
  
addEventHandler("onClientGUIClick", gridlist, -- when the gridlist is clicked on, do the function 
    function() 
        local row, col = guiGridListGetSelectedItem(gridlist) -- get the currently selected row and column 
        if (isTimer(updateLabel)) then killTimer(updateLabel) end -- if the timer exists, kill the timer 
        if (row ~= -1) and (col ~= -1) then -- if they clicked some row 
            local text1 = guiGridListGetItemText(gridlist, row, 1) -- get the name column value 
            local text2 = guiGridListGetItemText(gridlist, row, 2) -- and the r column 
            guiSetText(label, text1 .. ": " .. text2) -- update the current values 
            updateLabel = setTimer(function(row) -- execute a new timer to update them constantly 
                if (isElement(gridlist)) then killTimer(updateLabel) return end -- if the gridlist is no longer, kill the timer 
                local text1 = guiGridListGetItemText(gridlist, row, 1) -- get the name column value again 
                local text2 = guiGridListGetItemText(gridlist, row, 2) -- and the r column value as well 
                guiSetText(label, text1 .. ": " .. text2) -- and then update the label 
            end, 1000, 0, row) -- do the function each 1000ms for the corresponding row 
        end 
    end 
) 

[The Killer]

i did like what you say but didn't work it work but if i select a player after 1 sec it's show his ping i want it if the ping change then in the label change too, and i want to tell you that i'm using trigger if that make different.

[TAPL]

trigger? getPlayerPing is exists both side.

Post your code so we can see where is the problem.

[The Killer]

addEventHandler("onClientGUIClick",root, 
function () 
if source == mgrid then 
killTimer(tim)  
local name = guiGridListGetItemText ( mgrid, guiGridListGetSelectedItem (mgrid), 1 ) 
if name and name ~= "" then 
triggerServerEvent("ping",localPlayer, name) 
end 
end 
end 
) 

addEvent("setPlayerPing",true) 
addEventHandler("setPlayerPing",root,function(Ping) 
if (isTimer(tim)) then killTimer(tim) end  
tim = setTimer (guiSetText, 1000, 0, ping, Ping) 
end 
) 

[Castillo]

You're trying to get the ping of a remote player?

[The Killer]

no

[TAPL]

What you post make no sense, i don't even see where is getPlayerPing.

[Castillo]

What are you trying to do then? get the ping of the local player?

[The Killer]

i did say that i do trigger

addEvent("ping",true) 
addEventHandler("ping",root,function(pla) 
  triggerClientEvent(source,"setPlayerPing",source,getPlayerPing(getPlayerFromName(pla))) 
 end 
) 

@solid

i'm trying to make when someone select a player from the grid then show his ping

and if his ping change then in the label change too.

Edited December 2, 2013 by Guest

[Castillo]

That's exactly what I said, why did you said no then?

[The Killer]

TAPL, it's work but i want it refresh, i want it if the ping change then in the label change.

@solid

sorry because i didn't understand you.

[TAPL]

Client Side:

addEventHandler("onClientGUIClick", root, 
function() 
    if source == mgrid then 
        local name = guiGridListGetItemText(mgrid, guiGridListGetSelectedItem (mgrid), 1) 
        if name and name ~= "" then 
            if isTimer(tim) then killTimer(tim) end 
            tim = setTimer(function(name)  
                local player = getPlayerFromName(name) 
                if isElement(player) then 
                    guiSetText(ping, tostring(getPlayerPing(player))  
                else 
                    if isTimer(tim) then killTimer(tim) end 
                end 
            end, 1000, 0, name) 
        else 
            if isTimer(tim) then killTimer(tim) end 
        end 
    end 
end) 

[The Killer]

Thanks.

[TAPL]

You're welcome.