Api > LuaEvents > InvokeNetwork()

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LuaEvents.InvokeNetwork(string key, EventTarget target, MLPlayer[] players, [optionalArguments] args)

Invoke an event over the network.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
key	string	The name of the event.
target	EventTarget	The event invocation target.
players	MLPlayer[]	Set of players. Can be nil
args	[optionalArguments]	Optional arguments to be passed to the invocation function. All must be able to serialized.

Usage

---@type string
local key;

---@type EventTarget
local target;

---@type MLPlayer
local players;

---@type [optionalArguments]
local args;


LuaEvents:InvokeNetwork(key, target, players, args)

Example

do
    -- get reference to the script
    local EventRouter = LUA.script;
  local eventName = "MyEventName";

  -- The event function 
  local function MyEvent(value)
    Debug.Log(value);
  end


  function EventRouter.Start()
    -- register event
    LuaEvents.Add(eventName, MyEvent);
  end


  -- invoke event for master only
  function EventRouter.SendToMaster(value)
    LuaEvents.InvokeNetwork(eventName, EventTarget.Master, nil, value)
  end

  -- invoke event for the owner of this game object
  function EventRouter.SendToOwner(value)
    LuaEvents.InvokeNetwork(eventName, EventTarget.Player, {EventRouter.gameObject.Owner}, value);
  end

  -- invoke event for the owner and master
  function EventRouter.SendToOwnerAndMaster(value)
    LuaEvents.InvokeNetwork(eventName, EventTarget.Player, {EventRouter.gameObject.Owner, Room.GetMasterPlayer()}, value);
  end

  -- invoke event for owner and local client
  function EventRouter.SendToOwnerAndLocal(value)
    LuaEvents.InvokeNetwork(eventName, EventTarget.Player, {EventRouter.gameObject.Owner, Room.GetLocalPlayer()}, value);
  end

  -- invoke event for all
  function EventRouter.SendToAll(value)
    LuaEvents.InvokeNetwork(eventName, EventTarget.All, nil, value);
  end

end