set_ent_data_string

Syntax

native set_ent_data_string(entity, const class[], const member[], const value[], element = 0);

Usage

Parameter Description
entity
Entity index
class
Class name
member
Member name
value
String to set
element
Element to set (starting from 0) if member is an array

Description

Sets a string to an entity's private data based off a class and member name.

Note

  • Unlike the [get|set]_pdata_* natives that require compiling the class
    member offset into the plugin, this native instead retrieves the
    necessary offset from the AMXX gamedata files at runtime, based on the
    provided class and member name.
  • This native is safer than [get|set]_pdata_* as it can perform stricter
    offset and typing checks.
  • This native is used to access the following (C++/engine) data types:
    string, stringptr.

Return

Number of cells written to buffer

Error

If an invalid entity is provided, either class or member is
empty, no offset is found or an invalid offset is retrieved,
or the data type does not match, an error will be thrown.