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getZoneName

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This function allows you to retrieve the zone name of a certain location.

Syntax

string getZoneName ( float x, float y, float z, [ bool citiesonly = false ] )
Required Arguments
  • x: The X axis position
  • y: The Y axis position
  • z: The Z axis position
Optional Arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use.

  • citiesonly (default: false): An optional argument to choose if you want to return one of the following city names: Tierra Robada Bone County Las Venturas San Fierro Red County Whetstone Flint County Los Santos

Returns

  • string: value

Returns the string of the zone name.

Code Examples

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Example 1:This example returns the player's City & Zone.

function outputPlayerZone(thePlayer)
    -- get the player position
    x, y, z = getElementPosition(thePlayer)
    -- get the player zone
    zone = getZoneName(x, y, z)
    -- get the player city (citiesonly as true)
    city = getZoneName(x, y, z, true)
    -- output to local player's chatbox
    outputChatBox("City: ".. city .." / Zone: ".. zone, thePlayer)
end
addCommandHandler("getloc", outputPlayerZone)

See Also

World Functions
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