GetResourceFromName
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This function is used to retrieve a resource from its name. A resource's name is the same as its folder or file archive name on the server (without the extension).
Syntax
resource getResourceFromName ( string resourceName )
OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!
- Note: This function is a static function underneath the Resource class. OOP function available client side
- Method: Resource.getFromName(...)
Required Arguments
- resourceName: the name of the resource you wish to get.
Returns
Returns the resource with the specified name, or false if no resource of that name exists.
Example
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ServerThis example prints out a message to the chatbox when a resource named playerblips is started.
function onStart( theResource ) local blipsResource = getResourceFromName ( "playerblips" ) -- get the resource of name "playerblips" if ( blipsResource and theResource == blipsResource ) then -- check if the resource started was it outputChatBox ( "Blips resource started!" ) end end addEventHandler ( "onResourceStart", getRootElement(), onStart )
See Also
- addResourceConfig
- addResourceMap
- call
- callRemote
- copyResource
- createResource
- deleteResource
- fetchRemote
- getResourceACLRequests
- getResourceConfig
- getResourceDynamicElementRoot
- getResourceExportedFunctions
- getResourceFromName
- getResourceInfo
- getResourceLastStartTime
- getResourceLoadFailureReason
- getResourceLoadTime
- getResourceMapRootElement
- getResourceName
- getResourceOrganizationalPath
- getResourceRootElement
- getResourceState
- getResources
- getThisResource
- isResourceArchived
- refreshResources
- removeResourceFile
- renameResource
- restartResource
- setResourceInfo
- startResource
- stopResource
- updateResourceACLRequest
- getRemoteRequests
- getRemoteRequestInfo
- abortRemoteRequest