Lua Prevent from error

[Strack]

I just have some doubts.

1. There's any way to prevent from having error in console if u check for a player in an Event and he's dead when the event gets activated (prevent error with a function like... isAlive or something like this)?
ex: addEvent(getCreatureHealth, 5000, cid) -> if cid is dead before 5 seconds it gives error in console.

2. Errors in console give lag, bug,... or they are just a message to the hoster? Im not sure and I wanna be sure.

Strack

 

[Critico]

1°

use exemple:

if not isCreature(cid) then return LUA_ERROR end

 

[Strack]

its a creature, dead, but stills being a creature, so it doesnt runs. I want prevent get error in console

 

[Jetro]

http://otland.net/f163/simple-tool-addevent-136580/

 

[Strack]

I'll test and then rep for help, thanks

2. if some1 knows it ill also give rep for that

 

[Synthetic_]

just check for isPlayer(cid)

 

[Strack]

1. [Solved] with Jetro's comment

2. Some1 knows?

 

[Jetro]

well, this will depend of the error, i guess you mean the errors that appear when loading a script, that errors are just and advice of bad syntax in your code, just for advice you that what you have done it won't work, in that case it won't cause lag because that piece of code it's not working.

 

[Strack]

nop Jetro, i know enough lua to avoid such syntax error... I wanna know if errors like 1. makes server lag or they are just info messages (just a doubt).

 

[Synthetic_]

nop Jetro, i know enough lua to avoid such syntax error... I wanna know if errors like 1. makes server lag or they are just info messages (just a doubt).

I just told you, check for isPlayer(cid) before executing anything else...

 

[Strack]

I just told you, check for isPlayer(cid) before executing anything else...

I dont use isPlayer 'cause most of my scripts involves monsters, not just players

 

[Synthetic_]

then use isCreature to check to see if something exists before continuing the script?

 

[Strack]

oh my...I did, and as I said, it checks if it's a creature, and it is, but its loged out. I've tested many ways im not just a random lua scripter >.<, mock's tool works so 1. is Solved.

 

[Summ]

What is your problem now?
Whether an error causes lagg depends on the type of error.
Some just tell you that a tile could not be found and others will cause minor delays.

About isCreature/isPlayer etc you are totally wrong.
If the creature is dead it no longer returns true on isCreature check. Neither if it is a player who logged out. It will only count as a creature if it is alive.

 

[Synthetic_]

oh my...I did, and as I said, it checks if it's a creature, and it is, but its loged out. I've tested many ways im not just a random lua scripter >.<, mock's tool works so 1. is Solved.

Well its hard to understand your broken English as well as the fact that you're refusing to show us the script so it's hard to even help you. If you want more help I suggest showing the script because there's probably a different way to do it.

 

[Jetro]

so, what type of error you mean? //Entonces a que tipos de errores te refieres?

 

[Strack]

What is your problem now?
About isCreature/isPlayer etc you are totally wrong.
If the creature is dead it no longer returns true on isCreature check. Neither if it is a player who logged out. It will only count as a creature if it is alive.

I've tested many times and it returns true even if the creature is dead, that's the first thing I tried
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@up
for example the error that should appear if the creature is not found (because it logged out, f.ex.), will make server lag?

 

[Jetro]

as i said you first, that's only an advice, that piece of code couldn't work at all because the creature was not found, it shouldn't cause lag