getWeaponIDFromName

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This function will obtain the ID of a particular weapon from its name.

Syntax

 getWeaponIDFromName ( )

Code Examples

server

This example will give the player the weapon they specify 20 ammo whenever they type "weaponname" into the console.

-- Define our function that will handle this command
function consoleGiveWeapon ( playerSource, commandName, weapName )
  -- If a player triggered it (rather than the admin) then
  if ( playerSource ) then
    -- Get the weapon ID from the name
    local weapID = getWeaponIDFromName ( weapName )
    -- If it's a valid weapon
    if ( weapID ) then
       -- Give the weapon to the player
      giveWeapon ( playerSource, weapID, 20 )
      -- Output it in the chat box
      outputChatBox ( "You got a " .. weapName, playerSource )
    else outputChatBox ( "Invalid weapon name." )
    end
  end
end
-- Register the command handler and attach it to the 'consoleGiveWeapon' function
addCommandHandler ( "weapon", consoleGiveWeapon )

getWeaponIDFromName

Syntax

Code Examples

See Also

Weapon Functions

Weapon Events

Reference