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getThisResource

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This function retrieves the resource from which the function call was made.

Note

Every resource has a predefined global variable called resource that contains the resource pointer for that resource, in other words, the value that this function returns.

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  • Note: This function is a static function underneath the Resource class.

  • Method: Resource.)(...)

Syntax

resource getThisResource ( )

Returns

  • resource: value

Returns the resource in which the current script is.

Code Examples

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This example retrieves the current resource's root element and attaches it to an onResourceStart event handler. This causes the event handler to get called only when thecurrentresource is started rather than whenanyresource is started, thereby reducing unnecessary overhead.

local thisResource = getThisResource()
local resRoot = getResourceRootElement(thisResource)


addEventHandler("onResourceStart", resRoot, function()
   local resourceName = getResourceName(thisResource)
   iprint("You are in the " .. resourceName .. " resource!")
   iprint(thisResource == resource) -- true
   iprint(resRoot == resourceRoot) -- true
end)

See Also

Resource Functions
Resource Events
Resource Elements
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