Pair: getElementAlpha

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

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

• Method:element:setAlpha(...)
• Variable: .alpha

Syntax

​bool setElementAlpha ( ​element theElement, ​int alpha )

Required Arguments

• theElement: The element whose alpha you want to set.
• alpha: The alpha value to set. Values are 0-255, where 255 is fully opaque and 0 is fully transparent. Note: Objects are fully transparent at 140.

Returns

• bool: result

Returns true or false if invalid arguments were passed.

Code Examples

Example 1 Example 2 (OOP) Example 3

client

This example makes the player invisible.

function invisible()
    setElementAlpha(localPlayer, 0)
end
addCommandHandler("invisible", invisible)

client

OOP Required

This example makes the player invisible.

function invisible()
    localPlayer.alpha = 0
end
addCommandHandler("invisible", invisible)

server

This example lets you toggle invisibility when you write /invis.

function toggleInvis(thePlayer) -- thePlayer is whoever executed the command
    if getElementAlpha(thePlayer) == 0 then -- if the player is invisible
        setElementAlpha(thePlayer, 255) -- set the player alpha to 255.
    else -- else, if the player is visible
        setElementAlpha(thePlayer, 0) -- set the players alpha to 0.
    end
end
addCommandHandler("invis", toggleInvis) -- When /invis is typed, the function 'toggleInvis' will start.

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See Also

Element Functions

• addElementDataSubscriber
• attachElements
• clearElementVisibleTo
• cloneElement
• createElement
• destroyElement
• detachElements
• getAllElementDataUpdated
• getAttachedElements
• getElementAlpha
• getElementAngularVelocity
• getElementAttachedOffsets
• getElementAttachedTo
• getElementBonePosition
• getElementBoneQuaternionNew
• getElementBoneRotation
• getElementBoundingBox
• getElementByID
• getElementByIndex
• getElementChild
• getElementChildren
• getElementChildrenCount
• getElementCollisionsEnabled
• getElementColShape
• getElementData
• getElementDimension
• getElementDistanceFromCentreOfMassToBaseOfModel
• getElementHealth
• getElementID
• getElementInterior
• getElementLighting
• getElementMatrix
• getElementModel
• getElementParent
• getElementPosition
• getElementRadius
• getElementRotation
• getElementsByType
• getElementsWithinColShape
• getElementsWithinRange
• getElementSyncer
• getElementType
• getElementVelocity
• getElementZoneName
• getLowLODElement
• getRootElement
• hasElementData
• hasElementDataSubscriber
• isElement
• isElementAttached
• isElementCallPropagationEnabled
• isElementCollidableWith
• isElementDoubleSided
• isElementFrozen
• isElementInWater
• isElementLocal
• isElementLowLOD
• isElementOnFireNew
• isElementOnScreen
• isElementStreamable
• isElementStreamedIn
• isElementSyncer
• isElementVisibleTo
• isElementWaitingForGroundToLoad
• isElementWithinColShape
• isElementWithinMarker
• removeElementData
• removeElementDataSubscriber
• setElementAlpha
• setElementAngularVelocity
• setElementAttachedOffsets
• setElementBonePosition
• setElementBoneQuaternionNew
• setElementBoneRotation
• setElementCallPropagationEnabled
• setElementCollidableWith
• setElementCollisionsEnabled
• setElementDataUpdated
• setElementDimension
• setElementDoubleSided
• setElementFrozen
• setElementHealth
• setElementID
• setElementInterior
• setElementLightingNew
• setElementMatrix
• setElementModel
• setElementOnFireNew
• setElementParent
• setElementPosition
• setElementRotation
• setElementStreamable
• setElementSyncer
• setElementVelocity
• setElementVisibleTo
• setLowLODElement
• updateElementRpHAnim

Element Events

• onClientElementColShapeHit
• onClientElementColShapeLeave
• onClientElementDataChange
• onClientElementDestroy
• onClientElementDimensionChange
• onClientElementInteriorChange
• onClientElementModelChange
• onClientElementStreamIn
• onClientElementStreamOut
• onElementClicked
• onElementColShapeHit
• onElementColShapeLeave
• onElementDataChange
• onElementDestroy
• onElementDimensionChange
• onElementInteriorChange
• onElementModelChange
• onElementStartSync
• onElementStopSync

Reference

• Scripting Functions