getElementAlpha

Client-side

Server-side

Shared

This function returns the alpha (transparency) value for the specified element. This can be a player, ped, object, marker, vehicle or weapon.

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Method:element:getAlpha(...)
Variable: .alpha

Syntax

int|false getElementAlpha ( element theElement )

Required Arguments

theElement: The element whose alpha you want to retrieve.

Returns

int|false: alpha

Returns an integer (0-255; 0 = transparent) indicating the element's alpha, or false if invalid arguments were passed.

Code Examples

client

This example outputs whether the player is invisible.

function amIVisible()
    if getElementAlpha(localPlayer) == 0 then
        outputChatBox("I'm invisible")
    else
        outputChatBox("I'm not invisible")
    end
end
addCommandHandler("amivisible", amIVisible)

getElementAlpha

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Syntax

Required Arguments

Returns

Code Examples

See Also

Element Functions

Element Events

Reference