Entity.SetVar
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| Function | |
| Syntax | Entity:SetVar( Var index,Var value ) |
| Description: | |
| Sets Entity:GetTable()[index] to value. | |
| Returns: | nil |
| In Object: | Entity |
| Realm: |
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| BBCode Link: | [b][url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Entity.SetVar]Entity.SetVar [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img][/url][/b] |
Examples
| Description | Spawn a ragdoll at the player's position and set it's var "ragdollname" to the player's name. |
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| Used on |  |
| Code | local ent = ents.Create( "prop_ragdoll" ) if ent:IsValid() then ent:SetModel( "models/eli.mdl" ) ent:SetKeyValue( "origin", ply:GetPos().x .. " " .. ply:GetPos().y .. " " .. ply:GetPos().z ) ent:Spawn() ent:Activate() ent:SetVar("ragdollname",ply:Nick().."") |
| Output | N/A |
Additional Notes
- Both the index and data can be of any type, just like a regular table.
- To make a variable that is writable by the Server, but read-only to the client, use Networking Variables
