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setBlipOrdering

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Pair: getBlipOrdering

This function sets the Z ordering of a blip. It allows you to make a blip appear on top of or below other blips.

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  • Method: blip:getOrdering(...)
  • Variable: .ordering

Syntax

bool setBlipOrdering ( blip theBlip, int ordering )
Required Arguments
  • theBlip: The blip whose Z ordering to change.
  • ordering: The new Z ordering value. Blips with higher values will appear on top of blips with lower values. Possible range is -32767 to 32767. Default is 0.

Returns

  • bool: result

Returns true if the blip ordering was changed successfully, false otherwise.

Code Examples

server

This example will create a blip and make your blip on top of all other blip's.

function makeBlipHigher(thePlayer)
    local setmeup = createBlipAttachedTo ( thePlayer, 3, 3, 255, 0,0,255,0,99999.0, root)
    setBlipOrdering(setmeup, getBlipOrdering(setmeup) + 1)
    outputChatBox("*INFO: #ffff00Your blip is now on top of others!", thePlayer, 255,0,0,true)
    for i,v in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do
          if v ~= thePlayer then
            outputChatBox("*INFO: #ffff00" .. getPlayerName(thePlayer) .. "'s blip is now on top of your blip!",v,255,0,0,true)
          end
    end
end
addCommandHandler("incrementBlip", makeBlipHigher, false, false)

See Also

Blip Functions
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