Getowning_ent error.

[SpiiNy]

function ENT:Think()
    local owner = self:Getowning_ent()
    self.owner = (IsValid(owner) and owner:Nick()) or DarkRP.getPhrase("unknown")
end

net.Receive("gui",function()


printer = net.ReadEntity()

 local Frame = vgui.Create( "DFrame" )
Frame:SetSize( 300, 500 )
Frame:Center()
Frame:SetTitle( "" )
Frame:SetVisible( true )
Frame:SetDraggable( true )
Frame:MakePopup()
Frame:ShowCloseButton( true )
Frame.Paint = function (s , w , h)
   
    draw.RoundedBox(0,0,0,w,h,Color(51,51,51))
 
end

local Avatar = vgui.Create( "AvatarImage", Frame )
Avatar:SetSize( 40, 40 )
Avatar:SetPos( 20, 345 )
Avatar:SetPlayer( printer:Getowning_ent(), 64 )

end)

The ERROR :

attempt to call method 'Getowning_ent' (a nil value)

What would be the problem here?

In shared.lua i've got this

function ENT:SetupDataTables()
	self:NetworkVar("Bool", 1, "Stone")
	self:NetworkVar("Bool", 2, "Muter");
	self:NetworkVar("Bool", 3, "HP");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 2, "StoneTime");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 3, "MuterTime");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 4, "Money");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 0, "price");
	self:NetworkVar("Entity", 3, "owning_ent")
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 1, "PrinterHealth");
	self:NetworkVar("String", 0, "PrinterName");
	self:NetworkVar("Bool", 0, "CoolerTouching");
end

Any help would be amazing!

Thank you

[editline]23rd August 2017[/editline]

in the shared.lua i've tried also setting the self:NetworkVar("Entity", 3, "owning_ent") to self:NetworkVar("Entity", 0, "owning_ent") yet nothing

[c👌de_g🎷]

Put a print in SetupDataTables to make sure it's running.

[SpiiNy]

Where would i put the print? any chance you could show me?

[c👌de_g🎷]

In SetupDataTables.

[SpiiNy]

yes, but where in there. Like this?

function ENT:SetupDataTables()
	print()
         self:NetworkVar("Bool", 1, "Stone")
	self:NetworkVar("Bool", 2, "Muter");
	self:NetworkVar("Bool", 3, "HP");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 2, "StoneTime");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 3, "MuterTime");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 4, "Money");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 0, "price");
	self:NetworkVar("Entity", 3, "owning_ent")
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 1, "PrinterHealth");
	self:NetworkVar("String", 0, "PrinterName");
	self:NetworkVar("Bool", 0, "CoolerTouching");

end

[c👌de_g🎷]

Sure, but you have to put a string inside to print.

[SpiiNy]

so basically this?

function ENT:SetupDataTables()
	print("i could put something in here to tell me that its printing.")
         self:NetworkVar("Bool", 1, "Stone")
	self:NetworkVar("Bool", 2, "Muter");
	self:NetworkVar("Bool", 3, "HP");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 2, "StoneTime");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 3, "MuterTime");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 4, "Money");
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 0, "price");
	self:NetworkVar("Entity", 3, "owning_ent")
	self:NetworkVar("Int", 1, "PrinterHealth");
	self:NetworkVar("String", 0, "PrinterName");
	self:NetworkVar("Bool", 0, "CoolerTouching");

end

[editline]23rd August 2017[/editline]

running, not printing lel

[editline]23rd August 2017[/editline]

Yeah, it's running it. What could be the error?

[c👌de_g🎷]

So is it printing or not?

[SpiiNy]

cl_init.lua

include("shared.lua")

function ENT:Initialize()
end

function ENT:Draw()
	self:DrawModel()
end

surface.CreateFont( "printer_font1", {
	font = "Trebuchet24", 
	size = 16,
	weight = 640,
	blursize = 0,
	scanlines = 10,
	antialias = true,
	shadow = false,
} )

surface.CreateFont( "printer_font2", {
	font = "Trebuchet24", 
	size = 8,
	weight = 640,
	blursize = 0,
	scanlines = 10,
	antialias = true,
	shadow = false,
} )

function ENT:Think()
    local owner = self:Getowning_ent()
    self.owner = (IsValid(owner) and owner:Nick()) or DarkRP.getPhrase("unknown")
end

net.Receive("gui",function()


printer = net.ReadEntity()

 local Frame = vgui.Create( "DFrame" )
Frame:SetSize( 300, 500 )
Frame:Center()
Frame:SetTitle( "" )
Frame:SetVisible( true )
Frame:SetDraggable( true )
Frame:MakePopup()
Frame:ShowCloseButton( true )
Frame.Paint = function (s , w , h)
   
    draw.RoundedBox(0,0,0,w,h,Color(51,51,51))
 
end

local Avatar = vgui.Create( "AvatarImage", Frame )
Avatar:SetSize( 40, 40 )
Avatar:SetPos( 20, 345 )
Avatar:SetPlayer( printer:Getowning_ent(), 64 )

end)

[c👌de_g🎷]

Can you post your shared and init?

[SpiiNy]

the init is really long but sure.

[c👌de_g🎷]

Also, make printer a local variable, and do a class verification before calling the function. You should probably also use a more unique name than "gui"

[SpiiNy]

init.lua

AddCSLuaFile("cl_init.lua")
AddCSLuaFile("shared.lua")
include("shared.lua")
 
function ENT:Initialize()
 
    self:SetModel( self.printerModel );
   
    self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS);
    self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS);
    self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS);
    self:GetPhysicsObject():Wake();
   
    self.sparking = false; 
    self:SetPrinterHealth ( self.startingHP );
    self:SetPrinterName( self.printerName );
   
    self:SetMaterial( self.PrinterMaterial )
    self:SetColor( self.PrinterColor );
   
    self:SetUseType( SIMPLE_USE );
   
    self.IsMoneyPrinter = true;
   
    self.sound = CreateSound( self, Sound( self.soundFile ) );
    self.sound:SetSoundLevel( self.soundLevel );
    self.sound:PlayEx(1, 100); 
   
    self.BeenTouchedBy = {};
   
    self:SetStone( false );
	self:SetMuter( false );

    self:Print();
    self:HealthReduction();
    self:UpgradeTimers();
   
end
 
function ENT:UpgradeTimers()
 
 
    if ( !timer.Exists("batteryUpgrade"..self:EntIndex()) ) then
   
        timer.Create("batteryUpgrade"..self:EntIndex(), 1, 0, function()
       
            if ( self:GetStoneTime() >= 1 ) then
       
                self:SetStoneTime( self:GetStoneTime() - 1 );
       
            else
       
                self:SetStone(false);
           
            end
       
        end)
   
    end
   
    if ( !timer.Exists("silencerUpgrade"..self:EntIndex()) ) then
   
        timer.Create("silencerUpgrade"..self:EntIndex(), 1, 0, function()
       
            if ( self:GetMuterTime() >= 1 ) then
       
                self:SetMuterTime( self:GetMuterTime() - 1 );
       
            else
       
                self:SetMuter(false);
               
                self.sound:Play();
           
            end
       
        end)
   
    end
   
   
end

function ENT:OnTakeDamage( dmg )
 
    if ( self.burningup ) then return; end
 
    self:SetPrinterHealth( ( self:GetPrinterHealth() or 100 ) - dmg:GetDamage() );
   
        if ( self:GetPrinterHealth() <= 30 ) then
       
            self:SetColor( self.PrinterLowHealthColor );
           
        end
       
        if ( self:GetPrinterHealth() <= 0 ) then
           
            local RNG = self.printerExplodeRNG;
           
            if ( RNG == self.printerExplodeRNGEquals ) then
               
                self:BurstIntoFlames();
               
            else
           
                self:Destruct();
                self:Remove();
               
            end
        end
       
end
   
 
function ENT:Destruct()
 
    local vPoint = self:GetPos()
    local effectdata = EffectData()
    effectdata:SetStart(vPoint)
    effectdata:SetOrigin(vPoint)
    effectdata:SetScale(1)
    util.Effect("Explosion", effectdata)
    DarkRP.notify(self:Getowning_ent(), 1, 4, DarkRP.getPhrase("money_printer_exploded"))
   
end
 

 
function ENT:Print()
 
    if ( !timer.Exists("timePrinting"..self:EntIndex()) ) then
   
        timer.Create("timePrinting"..self:EntIndex(), self.printTime, 0, function()
       
			if ( !self:GetStone() ) then
			
            self:SetMoney( self:GetMoney() + self.printMoney );
			
			elseif ( self:GetStone() ) then
			
			self:SetMoney( self:GetMoney() + self.printMoneyBoosted );
			
			end
       
        end)
       
    end
 
end

function ENT:BurstIntoFlames()
 
    DarkRP.notify(self:Getowning_ent(), 0, 4, DarkRP.getPhrase("money_printer_overheating"));
    self.burningup = true
    local timeburn = math.random(8, 18)
    self:Ignite(timebrun, 0);
    timer.Simple(timeburn, function() self:Fireball() end)
   
end
 
function ENT:HealthReduction()
 
    self.rngAttempts = 0;
   
    if ( !timer.Exists("healthLossTime"..self:EntIndex()) ) then
   
        timer.Create("healthLossTime"..self:EntIndex(), 1, 0, function()
       
            local rng = self.printerExplodeRNG;
           
            if ( rng == self.printerExplodeRNGEqual ) then
           
                if ( !self:GetStone() ) then
               
                self.rngAttempts = 0;
                self:SetPrinterHealth( self:GetPrinterHealth() - math.random(1,3) );
               
                end
           
            else
           
                if ( !self:GetStone() ) then

                self.rngAttempts = self.rngAttempts + 1;
               
                end
               
            end
               
       
        end)
       
    end
 
end

function ENT:Fireball() -- This is just a standard function for the explosion to take place
    if not self:IsOnFire() then self.burningup = false return end
   
    local dist = math.random(20, 280) -- This is the explosion radius, don't make this any more higher than it is.
    self:Destruct()
    for k, v in pairs(ents.FindInSphere(self:GetPos(), dist)) do
        if not v:IsPlayer() and not v:IsWeapon() and v:GetClass() ~= "predicted_viewmodel" and not v.IsMoneyPrinter then
            v:Ignite(math.random(5, 22), 0)
        elseif v:IsPlayer() then
            local distance = v:GetPos():Distance(self:GetPos())
            v:TakeDamage(distance / dist * 100, self, self)
        end
    end
   
    self:Remove()
end
 
function ENT:Touch( ent )
 
    if ( !self.BeenTouchedBy[ent] ) then
   
        timer.Simple(0.01, function()
       
            if ( ent:IsPlayer() ) then return; end
       
				if ( ent:GetClass() == "tomz_production" ) then
				
					if ( !self:GetStone() ) then
								
						self:SetStone(true);
						self:SetStoneTime(self.stoneTime);
						ent:Remove();
					
					else
					
						ent:SetText("Already Being Used");
						
						timer.Simple(3.5, function()
						
							if ( IsValid(ent) ) then
							
							ent:SetText("Cash Upgrade");
							
							end
							
						end)
						
					end
					
				end	
			
				if ( ent:GetClass() == "tomz_silencer" ) then
				
					if ( !self:GetMuter() ) then
					
						self:SetMuter(true);
						self:SetMuterTime(self.muterTime);
						ent:Remove();
						
						self.sound:Stop();
						
					else
					
						ent:SetText("Already inserted");
						
						timer.Simple(3.5, function()
						
							if ( IsValid(ent) ) then
							
							ent:SetText("Silencer Upgrade");
							
							end
							
						end)
						
					end
					
				end
				
		
				if ( ent:GetClass() == "tomz_battery" ) then
					self:SetHP(true);
					self:SetPrinterHealth( self:GetPrinterHealth() + self.addHealth );
					ent:Remove();
				end			
           
            self.BeenTouchedBy[ent] = true;
       
            timer.Simple(2, function()
           
                self.BeenTouchedBy[ent] = false;
               
            end)
 
        end)
       
    end
 
end
 
util.AddNetworkString("gui")
util.AddNetworkString("take")
util.AddNetworkString("bat")
util.AddNetworkString("cash")
util.AddNetworkString("mute")

function ENT:Use( ply )

net.Start("gui")
net.Send(ply)



net.Receive("take",function()

	if ( self:GetMoney() > 0 && ply:IsPlayer() ) then
	money = self:GetMoney();
	ply:addMoney(self:GetMoney());
	self:SetMoney(0);
	DarkRP.notify( ply, 1, 5, "You just took $"..money..  " from your printer." );
	end
end)

net.Receive("bat",function(len, ply)
	local battery = ents.Create("tomz_battery")
	battery:SetModel("models/freeman/printerupgrades_battery.mdl")
	battery:SetPos( ply:GetEyeTrace().HitPos )
	battery:Spawn()
end)

net.Receive("cash",function(len, ply)
	local cash = ents.Create("tomz_production")
	cash:SetModel("models/freeman/printerupgrades_money.mdl")
	cash:SetPos( ply:GetEyeTrace().HitPos )
	cash:Spawn()
end)

net.Receive("mute",function(len, ply)
	local mute = ents.Create("tomz_silencer")
	mute:SetModel("models/freeman/printerupgrades_mute.mdl")
	mute:SetPos( ply:GetEyeTrace().HitPos )
	mute:Spawn()
end)
	

end
 
function ENT:Think()
   
	if self:WaterLevel() > 0 th

[c👌de_g🎷]

You aren't writing an entity when you network send to "gui"

[SpiiNy]

oh. is that the issue?

[editline]23rd August 2017[/editline]

Also could you please give an example of writing the entity.

net.WriteEntity(what goes inside?) and if that is the correct net?

[c👌de_g🎷]

net.WriteEntity(self)

[SpiiNy]

thank you! Ill contact you if its not working.