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{{OOP||[[ped]]:getTarget}}
===Required Arguments===
===Required Arguments===
*'''thePed:''' The [[ped]] whose target you want to retrieve.
*'''thePed:''' The [[ped]] whose target you want to retrieve.
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This is only effective on physical GTA elements, namely:
This is only effective on physical GTA elements, namely:
* Players
* Players
* Peds
* Vehicles
* Vehicles
* Objects
* Objects


==Example==
==Example==
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This example blows up any vehicle a player targets (aims at).
This example blows up any vehicle a player targets (aims at).
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''Note: A more efficient way to do this would be to use the [[onPlayerTarget]] event.''
''Note: A more efficient way to do this would be to use the [[onPlayerTarget]] event.''
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==See Also==
==See Also==
{{Client_ped_functions}}
{{Ped_functions}}

Latest revision as of 07:08, 8 May 2017

This function is used to get the element a ped is currently targeting.

Syntax

element getPedTarget ( ped thePed )


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Method: ped:getTarget(...)


Required Arguments

  • thePed: The ped whose target you want to retrieve.

Returns

Returns the element that's being targeted, or false if there isn't one.

This is only effective on physical GTA elements, namely:

  • Players
  • Peds
  • Vehicles
  • Objects

Example

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Server

This example blows up any vehicle a player targets (aims at). 

function playerTargetCheck ( )
    local target
    for i, thePlayer in ipairs ( getElementsByType("player") ) do  -- iterate over all players
        target = getPedTarget ( thePlayer )                        -- get the target of the current player
        if ( target ) then                                         -- if there was a target
            if ( getElementType ( target ) == "vehicle" ) then     -- and the target is a vehicle
                blowVehicle ( target )                             -- blow it up
            end
        end
    end
end
setTimer ( playerTargetCheck, 1000, 0 )                            -- call the check function every second

Note: A more efficient way to do this would be to use the onPlayerTarget event.

See Also


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