[HELP] Get vehicle by license plate

[itsMatheus]

Is it possible to get a vehicle by its license plate? Like do a command /platecheck [licenseplate] and then return all the information about the vehicle. I'm trying to figure out a way to do it but I can't find a solution. Keep in mind that I am new at scripting, so sorry if this is a easy thing to do.

[Dimos7]

if you  have a database and you have store the plate of the vehicle with the name etc yes 

[Slim]

^ What he said, you need an accounts database it sounds like.

Check MTA resources

Also, you can retrieve vehicle variants or components even though there's not much you could do with these it's an example.
https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Vehicle_variants
https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Vehicle_Components

[koragg]

Maybe you can use this: https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/GetVehiclePlateText

and if a vehicle with the plate you write is found, show all of the things of that vehicle (idk what you want to show). So something like:

function checkPlate(player, command, text)
	for k, v in ipairs(getElementsByType("vehicle")) do
		if string.lower(getVehiclePlateText(v)) == string.lower(text) then
			outputChatBox("Yey, it worked! Let's output some :~", player, 255, 255, 255, true)
		else
			outputChatBox("fml.", player, 255, 255, 255, true)
		end
	end
end
addCommandHandler("checkplate", checkPlate)

Obviously not tested

[itsMatheus]

@koragg It works! Thank you so much guys for all the replies. I think it's easier to use the last alternative than to make a whole database just for it.

[koragg]

You're welcome  I like simple things too, if it can be done simple - that's the best way

Edited December 30, 2017 by koragg

[ShayF2]

function getVehicleFromPlate(text)
	local vehicles = getElementsByType('vehicle')
	for i=1,#vehicles do
		if string.lower(getVehiclePlateText(vehicles[i])) == string.lower(text) then
			return vehicles[i]
		end
	end
	return false
end

 

Edited December 30, 2017 by ShayF