guiSetAlpha

Client-side

Server-side

Shared

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

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Method:gui-element:setAlpha(...)
Variable: .alpha

Syntax

bool guiSetAlpha ( gui-element theElement, float alpha )

Required arguments

theElement: The GUI element whose visibility is to be changed.
alpha: The visibility/transparency of the GUI element. Ranges from 0 (fully transparent) to 1 (fully opaque). Default value is 0.80.

Returns

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

bool: result

Code Examples

client

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

local 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: '/windowAlpha 0.8', where 0.8 is stored as alphaAmount
function changeAlpha(commandName, alphaAmount)
    if (not tonumber(alphaAmount)) then
        return
    end

    guiSetAlpha(myWindow, tonumber(alphaAmount))
end
addCommandHandler("windowAlpha", changeAlpha)

guiSetAlpha

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Syntax

Required arguments

Returns

Code Examples

See Also

GUI Functions

GUI Elements

Reference