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{{Info|Function|Server & Client|1.0}}
{{Info|Function|Server & Client|1.0}}


{{FuncDescription|Adds a function as event handler which will be called when a certain event occurs. Multiple functions can be bound to a single event.}}
{{FuncDescription|Adds a function as event handler which will be called when a certain event occurs. Multiple functions can be bound to a single event.
 
You can also specify new event names that do not exist.}}


{{FuncSyntax|AddEvent(EventName, LuaFunction)}}
{{FuncSyntax|AddEvent(EventName, LuaFunction)}}
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{{FuncParam|LuaFunction |The function which will be called when the event occurs.}}
{{FuncParam|LuaFunction |The function which will be called when the event occurs.}}


{{FuncReturnValue|This function has no specific return value.}}
{{FuncReturnValue|This function returns '''true''' on success.}}


== Example ==
== Example ==
<syntaxhighlight lang="Lua">
<syntaxhighlight lang="Lua">
AddEvent("Event Name", function()
function OnPlayerDeath(player, instigator)
    -- code here
        if instigator == nil then
end)
        AddPlayerChat(player, "You died :(")
        else
            AddPlayerChat(player, "You have been killed by "..GetPlayerName(instigator))
        end
end
AddEvent("OnPlayerDeath", OnPlayerDeath)
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


{{RelatedFunctions}}
{{RelatedFunctions}}
{{Template:EventFunctions}}
* [[CallEvent]]
* [[AddEvent]]
* [[CallRemoteEvent]]
* [[BroadcastRemoteEvent]]
* [[AddRemoteEvent]]

Latest revision as of 17:07, 30 December 2020

AddEvent

Type: Function
Context: Server & Client
Introduced: v1.0

Description

Adds a function as event handler which will be called when a certain event occurs. Multiple functions can be bound to a single event.

You can also specify new event names that do not exist.

Syntax

AddEvent(EventName, LuaFunction)

Parameters

  • EventName
    The name of the event. See Server Events or Client Events for a list of events.
  • LuaFunction
    The function which will be called when the event occurs.

Return Value

  • This function returns true on success.

Example

function OnPlayerDeath(player, instigator)
        if instigator == nil then
	        AddPlayerChat(player, "You died :(")
        else
            AddPlayerChat(player, "You have been killed by "..GetPlayerName(instigator))
        end
end
AddEvent("OnPlayerDeath", OnPlayerDeath)

See also