How to destroy/stop a effect?

[xeon17]

Hello there ,

I have a problem with createEffect function since the effect is created i don't know how to destroy him. I tried with destroyElement but it didn't worked.

Here is my code, any idea how to destroy/stop the effect?

addEvent("onPlayerPayNSpray",true) 
addEventHandler("onPlayerPayNSpray",root, 
 function () 
local x, y, z = getElementPosition(source) 
effect = createEffect("carwashspray", x, y, z) 
setTimer ( destroyElement(effect), 3000, 1) 
end) 
  

error setTimer exprected function at argument 1 , got boolean

[Anubhav]

  
addEvent("onPlayerPayNSpray",true) 
addEventHandler("onPlayerPayNSpray",root, 
 function () 
local x, y, z = getElementPosition(source) 
local effect createEffect("carwashspray", x, y, z) 
setTimer ( destroyElement, 3000, 1, effect) 
end) 
  
  

This is how it works, never do like that, just add a comma after the timesToExecute and the arguments of the function to run.. Read the wiki for more information!

[xeon17]

Thank you.

[Anubhav]

Thank you.

No problem

[Banex]

or use SetEffectDensity

[xeon17]

or use SetEffectDensity

This is already solved but still thanks!

[DiSaMe]

or use SetEffectDensity

So that the effect would be undetectable by visual means but still would exist and eventually cause the element limit to be reached.