IsPlayerMapForced

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This function checks if the specified player's radar map has been forced on or not.

Syntax

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Server
bool isPlayerMapForced ( player thePlayer )

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Method: player:isMapForced(...)
Variable: .mapForced
Counterpart: forcePlayerMap

Required Arguments

  • thePlayer: A player object referencing the specified player

Returns

Returns true if the player's radar map is forced on, false otherwise.

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Client
bool isPlayerMapForced ()

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Method: Player.isMapForced(...)
Counterpart: forcePlayerMap

Returns

Returns true if the local player's radar map is forced on, false otherwise.

Example

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Server

This example forces a players radar map on for 10 seconds if it hasn't been already.

function forceMapForPlayer ( callingPlayer, command, whoNick )
	local who = getPlayerFromName ( whoNick )                                   -- Look up the specified player
	if ( who ) then
		if ( not isPlayerMapForced ( who ) ) then                           -- if his radar map isn't already forced on
			forcePlayerMap ( who, true )                                -- force it on
			setTimer ( forcePlayerMap, 10000, 1, who, false )           -- force it off in 10secs
			outputChatBox ( "Forcing Map for " .. whoNick, callingPlayer ) -- output a message to the one who entered the command
		else
			outputChatBox ( "Map already forced for " .. whoNick, callingPlayer ) -- if the map is already forced, output a message
		end
	else
		outputChatBox ( "Couldn't find " .. whoNick, callingPlayer )        -- if the player wasn't found, output a message
	end
end
addCommandHandler ( "forcemap", forceMapForPlayer ) -- add a command handler

See Also

FROM VERSION 1.5.7 r19626 ONWARDS
FROM VERSION 1.5.7 r19626 ONWARDS