[SOLVED] Script: How to check if a specified player is online?

[Trance]

Hi!

 

I'm currently writing scripts for some timed events. Some attach to a randomly chosen player. I use this, to see which players are available:

 

local players = {Server():getOnlinePlayers()}

 

The script(s) and everything works fine, but if a player that was chosen logs off, the event may break (stop). So I have to check if a player is still online at some point and handle this.

 

I couldn't find any information about this.

I found that this exists:

server:isOnline(factionIndex)

But I wasn't able to find any documentation about 'isOnline'. I was experimenting a lot, tried variations of 'isOnline' calls....no luck.

 

How do I check if a specific player is (still) online?

 

 

 

[Hammelpilaw]

Well didnt you answer the question by yourself?  ;)

 

Server():isOnline(player.index)

This should return true if player is online. Or did I misunderstand the question?

[Trance]

Thanks  for your answer!

 

Here is a (shortened, debug) example of my code, i changed (included) the red part now, and it works as expected:

 

for a, p in ipairs(players) do

    playercount = playercount + 1

    print(a .. " " .. p.name)

    if Server():isOnline(p.index) then

        print("online")

    else

        print("offline")

    end

end

 

I didn't write the red part before and was thinking the player object is enough, but the isOnline() function requires an index and not a player object (I guess). After your answer it was clear! It'd be more logical for me, if it accepts a player object (too) but ok, this is the way! Thanks again!

 

Trance

[TinchoX]

Uhm... tried pressing (And holding) F1 while playing online in a server yet?  ::)

[Hammelpilaw]

Uhm... tried pressing (And holding) F1 while playing online in a server yet?  ::)

There is no F1 ins scripting API  ;)

[TinchoX]

Uhm... tried pressing (And holding) F1 while playing online in a server yet?  ::)

There is no F1 ins scripting API  ;)

 

No shit, Sherlock.