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This function retrieves the reason why a resource failed to start.

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

  • Method:resource:getLoadFailureReason(...)
  • Variable: .loadFailureReason

Syntax 

​string getResourceLoadFailureReason ( ​resource theResource )
Required arguments
  • theResource: The resource you wish to check.

Returns

If the resource failed to load, returns a string with the failure reason in it. If it loaded successfully, returns an empty string. Returns false if the resource doesn't exist.

  • string: value

Code Examples

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This example checks if there's a resource that failed to load, then outputs "Resource: 'resourceName' failed to load because 'reason'." .

for _,v in ipairs(getResources())do --loop through all the resources
  if getResourceState(v)=="failed to load" then --check if it failed to load
    outputChatBox("Resource: "..getResourceName(v).." failed to load because: "..getResourceLoadFailureReason(v)..".") --output why it didn't load
  end
end

See Also

Resource Functions
Resource Events
Resource Elements
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