compare number with nil

[Eshtiz]

It gives an error on line 261: attempt to compare number with nil

whole command stopped working

line: 16 here (only posted function)

function getNearbyVehicles(thePlayer, commandName) 
    if (exports.global:isPlayerAdmin(thePlayer)) then 
        outputChatBox("Nearby Vehicles:", thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
        local count = 0 
         
        for index, nearbyVehicle in ipairs( exports.global:getNearbyElements(thePlayer, "vehicle") ) do 
            local thisvehid = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "dbid") 
            local vehicleID = getElementModel(nearbyVehicle) 
            local vehicleName = getVehicleNameFromModel(vehicleID) 
            local owner = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "owner") 
            local faction = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "faction") 
            count = count + 1 
             
            local ownerName = "" 
             
            if (faction>0) then 
                local theTeam = exports.pool:getElement("team", faction) 
                if theTeam then 
                    ownerName = getTeamName(theTeam) 
                end 
            elseif (owner==-1) then 
                ownerName = "Admin" 
            elseif (owner>0) then 
                ownerName = exports['cache']:getCharacterName(owner) 
            else 
                ownerName = "Civilian" 
            end 
             
            if (thisvehid) then 
                outputChatBox("   " .. vehicleName .. " (" .. vehicleID ..") with ID: " .. thisvehid .. ". Owner: " .. ownerName, thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
            elseif not (thisvehid) then 
                outputChatBox("   " ..  "*Temporary* " .. vehicleName .. " (" .. vehicleID ..") with ID: " .. thisvehid .. ". Owner: " .. ownerName, thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
            end 
        end 
         
        if (count==0) then 
            outputChatBox("   None.", thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler("nearbyvehicles", getNearbyVehicles, false, false) 

[mjau]

well idebug says it all youre trying to comapre a number with a nil value, u sure there is any elemtndata on the vehicle ?

[TAPL]

try this

function getNearbyVehicles(thePlayer, commandName) 
    if (exports.global:isPlayerAdmin(thePlayer)) then 
        outputChatBox("Nearby Vehicles:", thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
        local count = 0 
        
        for index, nearbyVehicle in ipairs( exports.global:getNearbyElements(thePlayer, "vehicle") ) do 
            local thisvehid = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "dbid") 
            local vehicleID = getElementModel(nearbyVehicle) 
            local vehicleName = getVehicleNameFromModel(vehicleID) 
            local owner = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "owner") 
            local faction = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "faction") 
            count = count + 1 
            
            local ownerName = "" 
            
            if (tonumber(faction) > 0) then 
                local theTeam = exports.pool:getElement("team", faction) 
                if theTeam then 
                    ownerName = getTeamName(theTeam) 
                end 
            elseif (owner==-1) then 
                ownerName = "Admin" 
            elseif (owner>0) then 
                ownerName = exports['cache']:getCharacterName(owner) 
            else 
                ownerName = "Civilian" 
            end 
            
            if (thisvehid) then 
                outputChatBox("   " .. vehicleName .. " (" .. vehicleID ..") with ID: " .. thisvehid .. ". Owner: " .. ownerName, thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
            elseif not (thisvehid) then 
                outputChatBox("   " ..  "*Temporary* " .. vehicleName .. " (" .. vehicleID ..") with ID: " .. thisvehid .. ". Owner: " .. ownerName, thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
            end 
        end 
        
        if (count==0) then 
            outputChatBox("   None.", thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler("nearbyvehicles", getNearbyVehicles, false, false) 

[Eshtiz]

try this

function getNearbyVehicles(thePlayer, commandName) 
    if (exports.global:isPlayerAdmin(thePlayer)) then 
        outputChatBox("Nearby Vehicles:", thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
        local count = 0 
        
        for index, nearbyVehicle in ipairs( exports.global:getNearbyElements(thePlayer, "vehicle") ) do 
            local thisvehid = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "dbid") 
            local vehicleID = getElementModel(nearbyVehicle) 
            local vehicleName = getVehicleNameFromModel(vehicleID) 
            local owner = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "owner") 
            local faction = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "faction") 
            count = count + 1 
            
            local ownerName = "" 
            
            if (tonumber(faction) > 0) then 
                local theTeam = exports.pool:getElement("team", faction) 
                if theTeam then 
                    ownerName = getTeamName(theTeam) 
                end 
            elseif (owner==-1) then 
                ownerName = "Admin" 
            elseif (owner>0) then 
                ownerName = exports['cache']:getCharacterName(owner) 
            else 
                ownerName = "Civilian" 
            end 
            
            if (thisvehid) then 
                outputChatBox("   " .. vehicleName .. " (" .. vehicleID ..") with ID: " .. thisvehid .. ". Owner: " .. ownerName, thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
            elseif not (thisvehid) then 
                outputChatBox("   " ..  "*Temporary* " .. vehicleName .. " (" .. vehicleID ..") with ID: " .. thisvehid .. ". Owner: " .. ownerName, thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
            end 
        end 
        
        if (count==0) then 
            outputChatBox("   None.", thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler("nearbyvehicles", getNearbyVehicles, false, false) 

Thank you but what did you do? I have similar errors I'm trying to fix

EDIT:nvm

[drk]

try this

function getNearbyVehicles(thePlayer, commandName) 
    if (exports.global:isPlayerAdmin(thePlayer)) then 
        outputChatBox("Nearby Vehicles:", thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
        local count = 0 
        
        for index, nearbyVehicle in ipairs( exports.global:getNearbyElements(thePlayer, "vehicle") ) do 
            local thisvehid = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "dbid") 
            local vehicleID = getElementModel(nearbyVehicle) 
            local vehicleName = getVehicleNameFromModel(vehicleID) 
            local owner = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "owner") 
            local faction = getElementData(nearbyVehicle, "faction") 
            count = count + 1 
            
            local ownerName = "" 
            
            if (tonumber(faction) > 0) then 
                local theTeam = exports.pool:getElement("team", faction) 
                if theTeam then 
                    ownerName = getTeamName(theTeam) 
                end 
            elseif (owner==-1) then 
                ownerName = "Admin" 
            elseif (owner>0) then 
                ownerName = exports['cache']:getCharacterName(owner) 
            else 
                ownerName = "Civilian" 
            end 
            
            if (thisvehid) then 
                outputChatBox("   " .. vehicleName .. " (" .. vehicleID ..") with ID: " .. thisvehid .. ". Owner: " .. ownerName, thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
            elseif not (thisvehid) then 
                outputChatBox("   " ..  "*Temporary* " .. vehicleName .. " (" .. vehicleID ..") with ID: " .. thisvehid .. ". Owner: " .. ownerName, thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
            end 
        end 
        
        if (count==0) then 
            outputChatBox("   None.", thePlayer, 255, 126, 0) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler("nearbyvehicles", getNearbyVehicles, false, false) 

Thank you but what did you do? I have similar errors I'm trying to fix

EDIT:nvm

if (tonumber(faction) > 0) then 

You have to convert variable faction to number. Then you can compare it with another number. You can't compare strings with numbers.

Now you know what he did?