hasElementData

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This function checks if an element has element data available under a certain key.

Syntax

 hasElementData ( )

Code Examples

server

function favoriteAnimal ( source, commandName, playerName )
    local thePlayer = source
  if playerName then -- see if a player was specified
        thePlayer = getPlayerFromName (playerName) -- get the player element for the specified player
        if not thePlayer then -- if we still couldn't find a player with the specified name...
            outputChatBox ( "Couldn't find '" .. playerName .. "'", source ) -- display an error
            return
        end
    end

    if hasElementData ( thePlayer, "favoriteAnimal" ) then -- check if the player has a favorite animal set
        local favoriteAnimal = getElementData ( thePlayer, "favoriteAnimal" ) -- get the player's favorite animal
        outputChatBox ( getPlayerName ( thePlayer ).."'s favorite animal is: "..favoriteAnimal, source ) -- output the player's favorite animal
    else
        outputChatBox ( getPlayerName ( thePlayer ).." does not have a favorite animal!", source ) -- output the player's lack of a favorite animal
    end
end
-- Add a console command joinTime, that takes an optional parameter of a player's name
addCommandHandler ( "favoriteAnimal", favoriteAnimal )

hasElementData

Syntax

Code Examples

See Also

Element Functions

Element Events

Reference