GetPlayerWeapon

The weapon the damage model charges the player’s hits to.

The table name of the melee weapon the player has equipped and drawn (shortswordBroad, longSwordDuel …), as the weapon argument of OnPlayerDamage names it; "" bare-handed, with the weapon sheathed, or without the tables export. GetItemInfo turns the name into its catalogue entry.

Syntax

GetPlayerWeapon(pid)

Parameter	Type
pid	number	the player

Returns

string - the weapon’s name; "" when none

Example

local weapon = GetPlayerWeapon(pid)
if weapon ~= "" then
  local info = GetItemInfo(weapon)
  SendClientMessage(pid, COLOUR_SERVER, "you fight with " .. (info and info.display ~= "" and info.display or weapon))
end

See also

GetPlayerEquipment · GetItemInfo · OnPlayerDamage · the Combat group of the index