getElementParent or getElementData

[dodo11]

When are use getElementParent or getElementData ?

[Anderl]

getElementParent returns the parent of an element. You can set an element parent of other using setElementParent.

getElementData returns the data that you specify that you saved with setElementData on some element.

[dodo11]

then setElementParent for thePlayer set one value ? setElementData several ?

Edited October 30, 2012 by Guest

[Anderl]

No, you didn't get me. setElementParent puts an element as parent of other. setElementData sets a data on an element. Both "values" will disappear when the main element is destroyed.

Example:

local ped1 = createPed( ... ); 
local ped2 = createPed( ... ); 
  
setElementParent( ped1, ped2 ); -- sets 'ped2' as parent of 'ped1' 
destroyElement( ped1 ); -- now ped2 is destroyed because it's a parent ( or child, whatever you want to call it ) of 'ped1' 
  
-- 
  
local ped3 = createPed( ... ); 
setElementData( ped3, "isNormalPed", true ); 
  
if ( getElementData( ped3, "isNormalPed" ) ) then 
    outputChatBox( "Ped is a civillian!", ... ); 
end