GetPlayerIdleTime

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This function gets the amount of time in milliseconds that a players position has not changed.

Syntax

int getPlayerIdleTime ( player thePlayer )

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Method: player:getIdleTime(...)
Variable: .idleTime

Required Arguments

  • thePlayer: The player you wish to get the idle time of.

Returns

Returns the amount of time in milliseconds that a player has been idle, false otherwise.

Example

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Serverside example

This example will kick a player if they don't move for 5 minutes and the resource has access to "function.kickPlayer"

setTimer(
    function()
        for _, player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player"))do -- Loop thru every player
            if (getPlayerIdleTime(player) > 300000) then -- Player hasn't moved for 300,000ms (5 minutes)
                kickPlayer(player, "Idle for 5 minutes") -- Kick the idling player
            end
        end
    end,
30000, 0) -- Timer to execute every 30 seconds, checking for idlers

Requirements

Minimum supported server 1.1.1-9.03316
Minimum supported client n/a

Note: Using this function requires the resource to have the above minimum version declared in the meta.xml <min_mta_version> section. e.g. <min_mta_version server="1.1.1-9.03316" />

See Also

FROM VERSION 1.5.7 r19626 ONWARDS
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