How do i pass a string to be read by server script?

uwais_qarani · 2018-11-28T10:40:18.694Z

Im trying to pass a string to the server script so i can send chat to all the players.
But the string is defined in client script.
How do i make it so the server script can use it?
The Trigger event below works fine. But i can’t get it to pass formattedTime
Client Side

TriggerEvent("chatMessage", formattedTime, {0,0,0}, string.format("Finished ^1TRACKNAMEDISPLAY ^0with a time of ^1^_" .. formatTimer(startTime, GetGameTimer())))

TriggerServerEvent('UpdateformattedTime',formattedTime)

Server Side

formattedTime="test"
RegisterNetEvent('UpdateformattedTime')
AddEventHandler('UpdateformattedTime', function(newformattedTime)
    formattedTime = newformattedTime
	TriggerClientEvent('chatMessage', -1, "babi",formattedTime)
end

I’m basically trying to get the server to read a string variable from client script then send it through chat.
Thanks in advance.

fauconjona · 2018-11-28T10:50:39.789Z

Hi,

If I understand, server event is triggered but newFormattedTime is nil, am I right?

Do you have any error in logs, server and client side? Try to print the string at the begining of the event, to see what you get?

uwais_qarani · 2018-11-28T10:58:09.473Z

Thanks for the answer,i appreciate it.

I tried printing it

RegisterNetEvent('UpdateformattedTime')
AddEventHandler('UpdateformattedTime', function(newformattedTime)
    formattedTime = newformattedTime
	print(formattedTime)
TriggerClientEvent('chatMessage', -1, "babi",formattedTime)
end)

It prints the correct string on the console,but it wont send the string through chat?
the chat only says “babi” but not formattedTime
Maybe something wrong with TriggerClientEvent(‘chatMessage’, -1, “babi”,formattedTime) syntax?

fauconjona · 2018-11-28T11:02:39.073Z

Ok, so look here: https://docs.fivem.net/resources/chat/events/chatMessage/

it says you need to pass the color, this should works:

TriggerClientEvent('chatMessage', -1, "babi", {0, 0, 0}, formattedTime)

uwais_qarani · 2018-11-28T11:14:17.589Z

Thank you!
Turns out its a syntax error in the chatMessage haha.

One last thing,how do i send multiple variables through chatMessage?
is it like this?

TriggerClientEvent('chatMessage', -1, "babi", {0, 0, 0}, formattedTime, someVariable,{0,0,0})

fauconjona · 2018-11-28T11:26:54.155Z

I don’t think.

You can pass only 3 parameters: author, color and message. So, whatever you want to display, you’ll need to format them in the same string.

uwais_qarani · 2018-11-28T11:40:36.919Z

Thank you for the answers good sir.
I really appreciate it.
cheers.