triggerClientEvent (sendTo Player's Element Table)

['LinKin]

Hi,

local teamPlayers = getPlayersInTeam(aTeam) 
triggerClientEvent(teamPlayers , "dxUpdateVsBar", teamPlayers , "test") 

Warning: triggerClientEvent, expected element at argument 3, got table.

Isn't it supposed that triggerClientEvent allows this only to players element's table?

Thanks.

[justn]

Try this.

local teamPlayers = getPlayersInTeam(aTeam) 
for playerKey, playerValue in ipairs ( teamPlayers ) do 
triggerClientEvent(playerValue , "dxUpdateVsBar", playerValue , "test") 
end 

['LinKin]

Of course that works. But shouldn't it work as I was doing it before?

I'm passing a player element's table.

[Dealman]

I don't think it support tables, but I believe you can use JSON.

[DakiLLa]

triggerClientEvent(teamPlayers , "dxUpdateVsBar", teamPlayers[ math.random( 1, #teamPlayers ) ], "test") 

This should work. As wiki says, this function expects "element" type of the 3rd argument. In this line I took random player from a team and sent it as source of the event.

[cheez3d]

Or just make the team element the source of the event.

['LinKin]

Ahh!

So for example, with DakiLLa's code:

triggerClientEvent(teamPlayers , "dxUpdateVsBar", teamPlayers[ math.random( 1, #teamPlayers ) ], "test") 

All the players in the team will recieve the data sent by the event, but the source would be only 1 player of that team.

Am I right?

[pa3ck]

Ahh!

So for example, with DakiLLa's code:

triggerClientEvent(teamPlayers , "dxUpdateVsBar", teamPlayers[ math.random( 1, #teamPlayers ) ], "test") 

All the players in the team will recieve the data sent by the event, but the source would be only 1 player of that team.

Am I right?

No, it is going to be sent to a random player from a specific team. You're right, a table should work, if it doesn't, it's an MTA bug.

Wiki: If you specify a single player it will just be sent to that player. This argument can also be a table of player elements.

[Arnold-1]

tables only works with events.

['LinKin]

Tables only work with events? What do you mean?

Aren't I using an event? (triggerClientEvent)

[DakiLLa]

Ahh!

So for example, with DakiLLa's code:

triggerClientEvent(teamPlayers , "dxUpdateVsBar", teamPlayers[ math.random( 1, #teamPlayers ) ], "test") 

All the players in the team will recieve the data sent by the event, but the source would be only 1 player of that team.

Am I right?

No, it is going to be sent to a random player from a specific team

Why? Specifiyng random player as a 'source' (the 3rd argument) of the event doesn't mean it will trigger only for that player, or I'm wrong?

Anyway, the suggestion of Cheez3D is the best at the moment, imo.

[MIKI785]

It will get sent to all playera in team, the table is fine.. the only problem is that you use the table as the source as well and you obviously cant do that.. either use the team element or root, whatever suits you.

[pa3ck]

Ahh!

So for example, with DakiLLa's code:

triggerClientEvent(teamPlayers , "dxUpdateVsBar", teamPlayers[ math.random( 1, #teamPlayers ) ], "test") 

All the players in the team will recieve the data sent by the event, but the source would be only 1 player of that team.

Am I right?

No, it is going to be sent to a random player from a specific team

Why? Specifiyng random player as a 'source' (the 3rd argument) of the event doesn't mean it will trigger only for that player, or I'm wrong?

Anyway, the suggestion of Cheez3D is the best at the moment, imo.

Oh yea, you're right, I mixed up the two arguments by accident.

[Arnold-1]

Tables only work with events? What do you mean?

Aren't I using an event? (triggerClientEvent)

i meant only with addEventHandler.

[Citizen]

So yeah to keep everything clear:

You had to give an element that has player elements as children of that element and not a table of player elements. So just give the team element.

Here is a useless but working example:

local customPlayerRoot = createElement("lol") 
for k, player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
    setElementParent(player, customPlayerRoot) 
end 
  
--output to all players 
outputChatBox("outputChatBox using customPlayerRoot", customPlayerRoot) 

Ofc it will works with triggerClientEvent too.

['LinKin]

Thank you all.