takePlayerScreenShot

Client-side

Server-side

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This function forces a client to capture the current screen output and send it back to the server. The image will contain the GTA HUD and the output of any dxDraw functions that are not flagged as 'post GUI'. The image specifically excludes the chat box and all GUI (including the client console). The result is received with the event onPlayerScreenShot.

Syntax

 takePlayerScreenShot ( )

Code Examples

server

local screenSizeX,screenSizeY = guiGetScreenSize() -- save the current screen dimensions
local imgtexture
local takenBy

function wepFire(weapon)
  if weapon == 43 then -- if the weapon the player just fired is the camera
    triggerServerEvent("onPlayerTakesPhoto",localPlayer)
  end
end
addEventHandler("onClientPlayerWeaponFire",localPlayer,wepFire)

function updateLatestPhoto(img)
  if imgtexture then -- clean up the old dxTextrue if there is one
    destroyElement(imgtexture)
  end
  imgtexture = dxCreateTexture(img) -- create a new dxTexture from the image data so that we can render it using dxDrawImage
  takenBy = "taken by "..getPlayerName(source) -- let's also credit the photographer
end
addEvent("updatePhoto",true)
addEventHandler("updatePhoto",root,updateLatestPhoto)

function renderPhoto()
  if imgtexture then
    local sizeX, sizeY = 320, 240
    dxDrawImage(screenSizeX-sizeX,screenSizeY-sizeY,sizeX,sizeY,imgtexture) -- render the picture as well as the name of the photographer in the bottom right corner of the screen
    dxDrawText(takenBy,screenSizeX-sizeX,screenSizeY-sizeY,screenSizeX,screenSizeY,tocolor(0,0,0))
  end
end
addEventHandler("onClientRender",root,renderPhoto)

takePlayerScreenShot

Syntax

Code Examples

See Also

Player Functions

Player Events

Reference