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setElementID

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This function sets the ID of an element to a string. This can be anything from an identifying number, to a name. You can only change the ID of an element clientside if that element has been created clientside as well.

Syntax

 setElementID ( )

Code Examples

server 
local players = getElementsByType( "player" )


for i=1,#players do
   setElementID( players[i], "player" .. i )  -- Change element IDs to 'player1', 'players2', 'players3'...
   outputDebugString( "Player[" .. i .. "] = " .. getElementID( players[i] ) ) -- Output all the new element IDs
end




-- Could also be --


for i=1,#players do
   setElementID( players[i], getPlayerName( players[i] ) )  -- Change the element ID to the players name.
   outputDebugString( "Player[" .. i .. "] = " .. getElementID( players[i] ) )
end

See Also

Element Functions
Element Events
Reference