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dxGetStatus

Client-side
Server-side
Shared

Updated in 1.6.0-9.21785

This function gets information about various internal datum.

Syntax 

​table dxGetStatus ( )

Returns

  • table: dx info
    • TestMode: The current dx test mode. See [[dxSetTestMode]].
    • VideoCardName: The name of the graphics card.
    • VideoCardRAM: The installed memory in MB of the graphics card.
    • VideoCardPSVersion: The maximum pixel shader version of the graphics card.
    • VideoCardMaxAnisotropy: The maximum anisotropic filtering available. (0-4 which respectively mean: off, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x).
    • VideoCardNumRenderTargets: The maximum number of simultaneous render targets a shader can use.
    • VideoMemoryFreeForMTA: The amount of memory in MB available for MTA to use. When this gets zero, creation functions like dxCreateFont, dxCreateTexture, guiCreateFont etc. will fail.
    • VideoMemoryUsedByFonts: The amount of graphic memory in MB used by custom fonts.
    • VideoMemoryUsedByTextures: The amount of graphic memory in MB used by textures.
    • VideoMemoryUsedByRenderTargets: The amount of graphic memory in MB used by render targets.
    • SettingWindowed: The windowed setting. (true/false).
    • SettingFullScreenStyle: Display style when in full screen mode. (0-2 which respectively mean: Standard, Borderless window, Borderless keep res).
    • SettingFXQuality: The FX Quality. (0-3).
    • SettingDrawDistance: The draw distance setting. (0-100).
    • SettingVolumetricShadows: The volumetric shadows setting. (true/false).
    • SettingStreamingVideoMemoryForGTA: The usable graphics memory setting. (64-256).
    • SettingAnisotropicFiltering: The anisotropic filtering setting. (0-4 which respectively mean: off, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x).
    • SettingAntiAliasing: The anti-aliasing setting. (0-3 which respectively mean: off, 1x, 2x, 3x).
    • SettingHeatHaze: The heat haze setting. (true/false).
    • SettingGrassEffect: The grass effect setting. (true/false).
    • Setting32BitColor: The color depth of the screen. (false is 16bit, true is 32bit).
    • SettingHUDMatchAspectRatio: The hud match aspect ratio setting. (true/false).
    • SettingAspectRatio: The aspect ratio setting. ("auto", "4:3", "16:10", "16:9").
    • SettingFOV: The FOV setting.
    • SettingHighDetailVehicles: High detail vehicles setting. (true/false).
    • SettingHighDetailPeds: High detail peds setting. (true/false).
    • SettingCoronaReflections: Corona rain reflections setting. (true/false).
    • SettingDynamicPedShadows: Dynamic ped shadows setting. (true/false).
    • AllowScreenUpload: The allows screen uploads setting. (true/false).
    • DepthBufferFormat: The format of the shader readable depth buffer, or "unknown" if not available.
    • TotalPhysicalMemory: The amount of total physical memory in MB.
    • UsingDepthBuffer: true if the depth buffer is used, false otherwise.
    • SettingDebugMode: Selected option in Settings -> Advanced tab -> Debug setting ("Default", "#6734 Graphics", "#6732 D3D", "#0000 Log timing", "#0000 Joystick", "#0000 Lua trace", "#0000 Resize always", "#0000 Resize never").

Returns a table with the informations.

Code Examples

client 
addCommandHandler("getinfo", function()
    local info = dxGetStatus()
    for k, v in pairs(info) do
      outputChatBox(k .. " : " .. tostring(v))
    end
end)

Changelog

  • 1.3.0-9.04715

    Added DepthBufferFormat.

  • 1.3.0-9.04811

    Added VideoCardMaxAnisotropy, SettingAnisotropicFiltering, SettingAntiAliasing, SettingHeatHaze, SettingGrassEffect and Setting32BitColor.

  • 1.3.4-9.05731

    Added SettingHUDMatchAspectRatio and SettingAspectRatio.

  • 1.4.1-9.07181

    Added SettingFOV.

  • 1.4.1-9.07310

    Added VideoCardNumRenderTargets.

  • 1.5.2-9.07816

    Added SettingHighDetailVehicles.

  • 1.5.5-9.11814

    Added SettingFullScreenStyle and fixed SettingWindowed.

  • 1.5.8-9.20508

    Added SettingHighDetailPeds.

  • 1.5.8-9.20901

    Added TotalPhysicalMemory.

  • 1.6.0-9.21785

    Added SettingDebugMode.

    • See Also

    Drawing Functions
    Drawing Elements
    Reference