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getElementHealth

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Server-side
Shared

Pair: setElementHealth

This function returns the current health for the specified element. This can be a player, ped, vehicle, object or weapon.

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

  • Method:element:getHealth(...)
  • Variable: .health

Syntax 

​float|false getElementHealth ( ​element theElement )
Required Arguments
  • theElement: The element whose health you want to check.

Returns

  • float|false: health

Returns a float indicating the element's health, or false if invalid arguments were passed.

Code Examples

shared
OOP Required 
local function isPlayerInjured(player)
    if (not player) then
        return
    end


    local hp = player.health
    return hp < 100
end


local plr = Player("Bob")
print(isPlayerInjured(plr))

See Also

Element Functions
Element Events
Reference