Getting the map creation ID of an ent

[rtm516]

Hello i have been having a problem lately im trying to get a doors map creation id and it keeps spitting out an error

Code:
[LUA]
local entMeta = FindMetaTable("Entity")
function entMeta:doorIndex()
return self:CreatedByMap() and self:MapCreationID() or nil
end
[/LUA]

Error:
[LUA]
Error in hook HUDPaint: gamemodes/emsrp/gamemode/modules/base/cl_functions.lua:34: attempt to call method 'CreatedByMap' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
gamemodes/emsrp/gamemode/modules/base/cl_functions.lua:34: in function 'doorIndex'
gamemodes/emsrp/gamemode/modules/doorsystem/cl_doors.lua:41: in function 'DoorTitle'
gamemodes/emsrp/gamemode/modules/hud/cl_hud.lua:317: in function 'DrawEntityDisplay'
gamemodes/emsrp/gamemode/modules/hud/cl_hud.lua:415: in function 'fn'
addons/ulib/lua/ulib/shared/hook.lua:105: in function <addons/ulib/lua/ulib/shared/hook.lua:88>
[C]: in function '•&#8236;•&#8300;•&#8206;&#8303;&#8302;&#8301;'

[ERROR]
1. unknown - [C]:-1

[/LUA]

Can anyone help me fix it and btw this is mainly how im calling it
[LUA]
function SWEP:PrimaryAttack()
self.Owner:ChatPrint("DoorID: "..self.Owner:GetEyeTrace().Entity:doorIndex())
end
[/LUA]
and
[LUA]
function entMeta:DoorTitle()
if EMSRP.doorInfo[tostring(self:doorIndex())] then
if !EMSRP.doorInfo[tostring(self:doorIndex())].Title == "" then
return EMSRP.doorInfo[tostring(self:doorIndex())].Title
else
return "Door"
end
else
return "Door"
end
end
[/LUA]

[Dynn]

It's serverside only

[rtm516]

how can i get it from clientside then?

sorry im very new to networking

[smithy285]

[QUOTE=rtm516;47417113]how can i get it from clientside then?

sorry im very new to networking[/QUOTE]
[url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Net_Library_Usage[/url]

[rtm516]

Ive done this
Clientside:
[LUA]
function entMeta:doorIndex()
local ret
net.Start( "doorIndexSend" )
net.WriteEntity(self)
net.SendToServer()

net.Receive( "doorIndexRecive", function( len )
ret = tonumber(net.ReadString())
end )
return ret or nil
end
[/LUA]

Serverside:
[LUA]
util.AddNetworkString( "doorIndexSend" )
util.AddNetworkString( "doorIndexRecive" )

net.Receive( "doorIndexSend", function( len, ply )
net.Start( "doorIndexRecive" )
net.WriteString(tostring(self:CreatedByMap() and self:MapCreationID() or nil))
net.Broadcast()
end )
[/LUA]

but is gives me this error
[LUA]
[ERROR] gamemodes/emsrp/entities/weapons/emsrp_doors/shared.lua:51: attempt to concatenate a nil value
1. unknown - gamemodes/emsrp/entities/weapons/emsrp_doors/shared.lua:51
[/LUA]

Edit:
that line is
[LUA]
self.Owner:ChatPrint("DoorID: "..self.Owner:GetEyeTrace().Entity:doorIndex())
[/LUA]

[Rubat]

net messages are not instant, there will be time before a net message is received by the other side. And you can't use net.Receive like that in your CL code.

[rtm516]

Is there anyway i can do it. I had an idea that i could just check for all map creation ids and send them all to the client somehow on join but i dont know where to start or how to do it.

[editline]29th March 2015[/editline]

Ive fixed it on gamemode load i do
[LUA]
for i=1,table.Count(ents.GetAll()) do
local allEnts = ents.GetAll()
local ent = allEnts[i]

ent:SetNWInt("DoorID", ent:CreatedByMap() and ent:MapCreationID() or nil)
end
[/LUA]
and to get the var i do
[LUA]
function entMeta:doorIndex()
return self:GetNWInt("DoorID")
end
[/LUA]