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Gets the internal content ID of a node for Voxel manipulators.

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-== Syntax ==
-<source>minetest.get_content_id(name)</source>
-== Description ==
+Gets the internal content ID of a node for [https://rubenwardy.com/minetest_modding_book/en/advmap/lvm.html Voxel manipulators].
-Returns an integer:
-the internal [[content id|content ID]] of name
-== Example ==
-<source>
-local c_air = minetest.get_content_id"air"
-print("Air has the content id: " .. tostring(c_air))
-local manip = minetest.get_voxel_manip()
-local emin, emax = manip:read_from_map(minp, maxp)
-local area = VoxelArea:new({MinEdge=emin, MaxEdge=emax})
-local data = manip:get_data()
-for z = minp.z, maxp.z do
-   for y = minp.y, maxp.y do
-      local vi = data:index(minp.x, y, z)
-      for x = minp.x, maxp.x do
-         --remove all nodes in the area - set to air
-         data[vi] = c_air
-         vi = vi + 1
-      end
-   end
-end
-manip:set_data(data)
-manip:write_to_map()
-manip:update_map()
-</source>
-Function required by [[VoxelManip]].
 [[Category:Methods|g]]

Difference between revisions of "minetest.get content id"

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