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NPC_GetPlayerAimingAt

warning

This function was added in omp v1.5.8.3079 and will not work in earlier versions!

Description​

Gets the ID of the player that an NPC is currently aiming at.

NameDescription
npcidThe ID of the NPC

Returns​

Returns the ID of the player being aimed at, or INVALID_PLAYER_ID if not aiming at anyone.

Examples​

public OnPlayerCommandText(playerid, cmdtext[])
{
    if (!strcmp(cmdtext, "/checkwhonpcaiming", true))
    {
        new npcid = PlayerNPC[playerid];
        if (npcid == INVALID_NPC_ID)
            return SendClientMessage(playerid, 0xFF0000FF, "You are not debugging a NPC.");

        if (!NPC_IsValid(npcid))
            return SendClientMessage(playerid, 0xFF0000FF, "Invalid NPC.");

        new targetid = NPC_GetPlayerAimingAt(npcid);

        if (targetid == INVALID_PLAYER_ID)
            SendClientMessage(playerid, 0x00FF00FF, "NPC %d is not aiming at any player", npcid);
        else
        {
            new targetName[MAX_PLAYER_NAME];
            GetPlayerName(targetid, targetName, sizeof(targetName));
            SendClientMessage(playerid, 0x00FF00FF, "NPC %d is aiming at player %s (ID %d)", npcid, targetName, targetid);
        }
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}

Notes​

  • Returns the player ID if the NPC is aiming using NPC_AimAtPlayer
  • Returns INVALID_PLAYER_ID if the NPC is not aiming at any player