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guiSetAlpha

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Pair: guiGetAlpha

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This changes the alpha level (the visibleness/transparency) of a GUI element

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  • Method: guielement:setAlpha(...)
  • Variable: .alpha

Syntax

bool guiSetAlpha ( element guielement, float alpha )
Required Arguments
  • guielement: MISSING_PARAM_DESC
  • alpha: The visibility/transparency of the GUI element. Ranges from 0 (fully transparent) to 1 (fully opaque). Default value is 0.80.

Returns

  • bool: value

Returns true if the gui element's alpha was successfully changed, false otherwise.

Code Examples

shared

This creates a GUI window and allows a player to change it's alpha (the visibleness/transparency) value with a command.

--Create a gridlist
myWindow = guiCreateWindow ( 0.30, 0.10, 0.5, 0.60, "GUI window title", true )


--Add a command handler to change the alpha of the GUI window.
--Usage example: '/alpha 0.8', where 0.8 is stored as alphaAmount
function changeAlpha ( commandName, alphaAmount )
    alphaAmount = tonumber(alphaAmount)
    guiSetAlpha ( myWindow, alphaAmount )
end
addCommandHandler ( "alpha", changeAlpha )

See Also

GUI Functions
GUI Elements
Reference