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engineGetModelIDFromName

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This function gets the model ID of an object model from object name. This function is the counterpart of engineGetModelNameFromID.

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

  • Method: Engine.getModelIDFromName(...)

Syntax

int engineGetModelIDFromName ( string modelName )
Required Arguments
  • modelName: The model name of the object

Returns

  • int: value

Returns an int with the ID of the object model, false otherwise.

Code Examples

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This example gets the model ID and name of an element you target (doesn't work for San Andreas world)

function getTargetModelNameAndID(target)
    if ( isElement(target) and getElementType(target) == "object" ) then
        local modelName = tostring(engineGetModelNameFromID(getElementModel(target)))
        outputChatBox("Name: "..modelName)
        -- Although we could just use getElementModel(target) for this example we will use modelName
        outputChatBox("ID: "..tostring(engineGetModelIDFromName(modelName)))
    end
end
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerTarget", localPlayer, getTargetModelNameAndID)

See Also

Engine Functions
Engine Elements
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