CHud error

[RamRam]

RetroRP/gamemode/cl_init.lua:7: unexpected symbol near '-'
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There was a problem opening the gamemode file 'RetroRP/gamemode/cl_init.lua'

I tryed to make this HUD work here is the lines:

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function hidehud(name)
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for k, v in pairs{"CHudHealth", "CHudBattery"}
3.
if name == v then return false end
4.
end
5.
end
6.
hook.Add("HUDShouldDrawn", "hidehud", hidehud)
7.

8.
function GM:HUDPaint ()
9.

10.
self.BaseCLASS:HUDpaint()
11.

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local person = LocalPlayer()
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local Health = LocalPlayer () :Health ()
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surface.CreateFont("coolvetica",64,409,false,false,("roleplay")
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surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
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surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/2)+(ScrH()/4) )
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surface.SetFont("roleplay")
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surface.DrawText( Health )
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end
24.

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end
26.

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surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
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surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/4+(ScrH()/8) )
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surface.SetFont("roleplay"
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surface.Drawtext ( Battery )
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end

Sorry i'm trying to learn lua to it's fullest and was wondering how i could fix this error

[*Fish*]

first use lua tags and is that the whole cl_init.lua?

[RamRam]

Yes it is the whole cl_init

[| FlapJack |]

Try replacing it with this:

function hidehud(name)
	if !table.HasValue({"CHudHealth" , "CHudbattery"} , name) then
		return false
	end
	return true
end
hook.Add("HUDShouldDraw", "hidehud", hidehud) 

[RamRam]

Still getting
RetroRP/gamemode/cl_init.lua:7: unexpected symbol near '-'

[| FlapJack |]

Post the code in [lua ] [/lua ] without the extra space at the end.

[RamRam]

Ok i'm try i messed it up first time

[| FlapJack |]

[QUOTE=RamRam;18207678][lua ]function hidehud(name)
if !table.HasValue({"CHudHealth" , "CHudbattery"} , name) then
return false
end
return true
end
hook.Add("HUDShouldDraw", "hidehud", hidehud)

function GM:HUDPaint ()

self.BaseCLASS:HUDpaint()

local person = LocalPlayer()

local Health = LocalPlayer () :Health ()

surface.CreateFont("coolvetica",64,409,false,false,("roleplay")

surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/2)+(ScrH()/4) )
surface.SetFont("roleplay")
surface.DrawText( Health )

end

end

surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/4+(ScrH()/8) )
surface.SetFont("roleplay"
surface.Drawtext ( Battery )

end [/lua ][/QUOTE]

Without the space at the end. Like this.

[lua]function hidehud(name)
if !table.HasValue({"CHudHealth" , "CHudbattery"} , name) then
return false
end
return true
end
hook.Add("HUDShouldDraw", "hidehud", hidehud)

function GM:HUDPaint ()

self.BaseCLASS:HUDpaint()

local person = LocalPlayer()

local Health = LocalPlayer () :Health ()

surface.CreateFont("coolvetica",64,409,false,false,("roleplay")

surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/2)+(ScrH()/4) )
surface.SetFont("roleplay")
surface.DrawText( Health )

end

end

surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/4+(ScrH()/8) )
surface.SetFont("roleplay"
surface.Drawtext ( Battery )

end [/lua]

Now we can read it :3

Try this.

[lua]function hidehud(name)
if !table.HasValue({"CHudHealth" , "CHudbattery"} , name) then
return false
end
return true
end
hook.Add("HUDShouldDraw", "hidehud", hidehud)

function GM:HUDPaint ()
self.BaseClass:HUDPaint()

local person = LocalPlayer()
local Health = person:Health()
local Battery = person:Armor()

surface.CreateFont("coolvetica",64,409,false,false,("roleplay")
surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/2)+(ScrH()/4) )
surface.SetFont("roleplay")
surface.DrawText( Health )
surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/4+(ScrH()/8) )
surface.SetFont("roleplay"
surface.Drawtext ( Battery )
end [/lua]

[Crazy Quebec]

It appears there are too many ends and code outside of a draw hook. :3: I bet it wasn't indented like that for him. Also no trace of a ' - '.

[RamRam]

xD ok thanks, and the end codes do i need the one's near the end?

[| FlapJack |]

[QUOTE=RamRam;18207769]xD ok thanks, and the end codes do i need the one's near the end?[/QUOTE]

Try this (Posted above)

[lua]function hidehud(name)
if !table.HasValue({"CHudHealth" , "CHudbattery"} , name) then
return false
end
return true
end
hook.Add("HUDShouldDraw", "hidehud", hidehud)

function GM:HUDPaint ()
self.BaseClass:HUDPaint()

local person = LocalPlayer()
local Health = person:Health()
local Battery = person:Armor()

surface.CreateFont("coolvetica",64,409,false,false,("roleplay")
surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/2)+(ScrH()/4) )
surface.SetFont("roleplay")
surface.DrawText( Health )
surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/4+(ScrH()/8) )
surface.SetFont("roleplay"
surface.Drawtext ( Battery )

end [/lua]

[RamRam]

I keep getting
RetroRP/gamemode/cl_init.lua:7: unexpected symbol near '-'

[| FlapJack |]

Try removing this:

self.BaseClass:HUDPaint()

[RamRam]

Ok i did that now i'm getting
RetroRP/gamemode/cl_init.lua:24: ')' expected (to close '(' at line 22) near 'surface'

to fix that i would do surface.Drawtext (Battery)

Sorry still learning lua a bit.

[| FlapJack |]

[lua]function hidehud(name)
if table.HasValue({"CHudHealth" , "CHudbattery"} , name) then
return false
end
return true
end
hook.Add("HUDShouldDraw", "hidehud", hidehud)

function GM:HUDPaint ()
self.BaseClass:HUDPaint()

local person = LocalPlayer()
local Health = person:Health()
local Battery = person:Armor()

surface.CreateFont("coolvetica",64,409,false,false,("roleplay"))
surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/2)+(ScrH()/4) )
surface.SetFont("roleplay")
surface.DrawText( Health )
surface.SetTextColor( 255,255,255,255 )
surface.SetTextPos( 34, (ScrH()/4+(ScrH()/8) ))
surface.SetFont("roleplay")
surface.Drawtext ( Battery )

end

[/lua]

You forgot to close the brackets in several places. Suprised I didn't notice before xD

[Crazy Quebec]

So that small errors such as wrong blocks and missing brackets don't affect you as much I suggest you get Notepad++, a free editor, along with a Gmod lua syntax highlighting plugin.

[RamRam]

I gave it my friend he got it to work but they both show as zero:

[url]http://i34.tinypic.com/11uhuyv.png[/url]

[DarKSunrise]

Replace

[lua]local Health = person:Armor()[/lua]

with

[lua]local Health = person:Health()[/lua]

Pretty obvious error, eh?

[RamRam]

Yeah works find now thanks.

[| FlapJack |]

[QUOTE=DarKSunrise;18218488]Replace

[lua]local Health = person:Armor()[/lua]

with

[lua]local Health = person:Health()[/lua]

Pretty obvious error, eh?[/QUOTE]

Copy / paste fail on my part :3