Module 04 · Lesson 13

TriggerEvent: how scripts talk to each other

A real FiveM server runs lots of resources at the same time. They do not share variables directly, so they need a way to talk. That is what events are. An event is just a named message. One script fires it, another script listens for it. This lesson starts with the simplest version: same-side events using TriggerEvent.

You'll learn: TriggerEvent -> AddEventHandler -> passing arguments -> the same-side rule for local events
Time: ~22 minutes
Prereqs: Module 03 complete, you understand client vs server as separate processes.
Outcome: Two resources that hold a conversation on the same side, one firing events, the other reacting.

BEFORE YOU START

Build it

Make the resource folder

The server has one folder for this lesson.

Inside your server's resources folder, create this folder:

code

resources/qu_trigger_event

Create the files

Every file named in the manifest exists.

Create this exact file layout:

code

resources/qu_trigger_event/
fxmanifest.lua
client.lua

TriggerEvent: how scripts talk to each other

Build it

Make the resource folder

Create the files

Write fxmanifest.lua

Write the lesson code

Start and test it

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