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getAttachedElements

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This function returns a table of all the elements attached to the specified element.

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  • Method:element:getAttachedElements(...)

Syntax 

​table|false getAttachedElements ( ​element theElement )
Required Arguments
  • theElement: The element which you require the information from.

Returns

  • table|false: attached elements

Returns a table of all the elements attached to the specified element or false if invalid element passed.

Code Examples

shared 
-- Print a list of all the players attached to the specified element
local Inf = getElementByID("infernus1")
local attachedElements = getAttachedElements(Inf)
if (attachedElements) then -- if we got the table
    local attachedElementsList = "none"
    -- Loop through the table
    for ElementKey, ElementValue in ipairs(attachedElements) do
        -- add their name to the list
        if (getElementType(ElementValue) == "player") then
            if (attachedElementsList == "none") then
                attachedElementsList = getPlayerName(ElementValue)
            else
                attachedElementsList = attachedElementsList .. ", " ..getPlayerName(ElementValue)
            end
        end
    end
    outputConsole("Players attached to the infernus: " .. attachedElementsList)
end

See Also

Element Functions
Element Events
Reference