GetVehicleName

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This function returns a string containing the name of the vehicle

Syntax

string getVehicleName ( vehicle theVehicle )             

Required Arguments

  • theVehicle: The vehicle you want to get the name of.

Returns

Returns a string containing the requested vehicle's name, or false if the vehicle passed to the function is invalid.

Example

This example checks whether a player enters an AT-400 or a Shamal. If they do, it announces it to the chat specifying what vehicle was stolen.

function planeEnter ( theVehicle, seat, jacked )                    -- when someone enters a vehicle
    local id = getVehicleID ( theVehicle )                          -- get the ID of the vehicle
    if id == 519 or id == 577 then                                  -- if theVehicle is one of these two planes
        local vehiclename = getVehicleName ( theVehicle )           -- define the vehicle name 
        outputChatBox ( "Someone stole a " .. vehiclename .. "!" )  -- announce that someone stole the plane
    end
end
-- add the event to the event handler
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerEnterVehicle", getRootElement(), planeEnter )

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