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engineGetModelIDFromName

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Pair: engineGetModelNameFromID

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

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

  • Method:Engine.getModelIDFromName(...)

Syntax 

​int|false engineGetModelIDFromName ( ​string modelName )
Required arguments
  • modelName: The model name of the object.

Returns

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

  • int|false: model id

Code Examples

client

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
Reference