getThisResource

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This function retrieves the resource from which the function call was made.

Note

Every resource has a predefined global variable called resource that contains the resource pointer for that resource, in other words, the value that this function returns.

Syntax

 getThisResource ( )

Code Examples

server

This example retrieves the current resource's root element and attaches it to an onResourceStart event handler. This causes the event handler to get called only when thecurrentresource is started rather than whenanyresource is started, thereby reducing unnecessary overhead.

local thisResource = getThisResource()
local resRoot = getResourceRootElement(thisResource)

addEventHandler("onResourceStart", resRoot, function()
   local resourceName = getResourceName(thisResource)
   iprint("You are in the " .. resourceName .. " resource!")
   iprint(thisResource == resource) -- true
   iprint(resRoot == resourceRoot) -- true
end)

getThisResource

Syntax

Code Examples

See Also

Resource Functions

Resource Events

Resource Elements

Reference