Player.SendLua
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| Function | |
| Syntax | Player:SendLua( String txt ) |
| Description: | |
| Sends LUA command to player (Can be used to send Client Commands from Server to individual clients) | |
| Returns: | nil |
| In Object: | Player |
| Realm: |
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| BBCode Link: | [b][url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Player.SendLua]Player.SendLua [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img][/url][/b] |
Examples
| Description | Displays notify hud display saying "You removed the prop." This is what Garry's Mod uses to tell you when you delete something. |
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| Used on | |
| Code | function SendMessage ( user, text, sound ) user:SendLua("GAMEMODE:AddNotify(\"" .. text .. "\", NOTIFY_CLEANUP, 5); surface.PlaySound( \"" .. sound .. "\" )") end |
| Output | SendMessage(1, "You removed the prop.", "ambient/water/drip" .. math.random(1, 4) .. ".wav") |
Additional Notes
- Be careful when using this function in conjunction with user input, because users can easily embed arbitrary lua strings in the input.
- Calling this with no arguments crashes the server.
See Also
- Escaping - how to embed strings into RunString
