<function name="GetHTMLMaterial" parent="Panel" type="classfunc"> <description>Returns the panel's HTML material. Only works with <page>Awesomium</page>, <page>HTML</page> and <page>DHTML</page> panels that have been fully loaded.</description> <realm>Client</realm> <rets> <ret name="" type="IMaterial">The HTML material used by the panel. Typically starts with `__vgui_texture_` followed by an incremental number.</ret> </rets> </function> <example> <description>Defines a new entity which can display a web page on a TV screen.</description> <code> AddCSLuaFile() ENT.Type = "anim" ENT.Base = "base_entity" ENT.PrintName = "Web Screen" ENT.Author = "Microflash" ENT.Spawnable = true if ( CLIENT ) then ENT.Mat = nil ENT.Panel = nil end function ENT:Initialize() if ( SERVER ) then self:SetModel("models/props_phx/rt_screen.mdl") self:SetMoveType(MOVETYPE_VPHYSICS) self:SetSolid(SOLID_VPHYSICS) self:PhysicsInit(SOLID_VPHYSICS) self:Freeze() else -- Reset material and panel and load DHTML panel self.Mat = nil self.Panel = nil self:OpenPage() end end function ENT:Freeze() local phys = self:GetPhysicsObject() if (IsValid(phys)) then phys:EnableMotion(false) end end -- Load the DHTML reference panel function ENT:OpenPage() -- Iff for some reason a panel is already loaded, delete it if(self.Panel) then self.Panel:Remove() self.Panel = nil end -- Create a web page panel and fill the entire screen self.Panel = vgui.Create("DHTML") self.Panel:Dock(FILL) -- Wiki page URL local url = "https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/Material" -- Load the wiki page self.Panel:OpenURL(url) -- Hide the panel self.Panel:SetAlpha(0) self.Panel:SetMouseInputEnabled(false) -- Disable HTML messages function self.Panel:ConsoleMessage(msg) end end function ENT:Draw() ⤶ -- Iff the material has already been grabbed from the panel⤶ if(self.Mat) then⤶ ⤶ -- Apply it to the screen/model⤶ if(render.MaterialOverrideByIndex) then⤶ ⤶ if ( self.Mat ) then -- If the material has already been grabbed from the panel⤶ ⤶ -- Apply it to the screen/model⤶ if ( render.MaterialOverrideByIndex ) then⤶ render.MaterialOverrideByIndex(1, self.Mat) else render.ModelMaterialOverride(self.Mat) end -- Otherwise, check that the panel is valid and the HTML material is finished loading⤶ elseif(self.Panel && self.Panel:GetHTMLMaterial()) then⤶ elseif ( self.Panel and self.Panel:GetHTMLMaterial() ) then -- Otherwise, check that the panel is valid and the HTML material is finished loading⤶ -- Get the html material local html_mat = self.Panel:GetHTMLMaterial() -- Used to make the material fit the model screen -- May need to be changed iff using a different model -- For the multiplication number it goes in segments of 512 -- Based off the players screen resolution local scale_x, scale_y = ScrW()/2048, ScrH()/1024⤶ local scale_x, scale_y = ScrW() / 2048, ScrH() / 1024⤶ -- Create a new material with the proper scaling and shader local matdata =⤶ { ["$basetexture"]=html_mat:GetName(), ["$basetexturetransform"]="center 0 0 scale "..scale_x.." "..scale_y.." rotate 0 translate 0 0",⤶ ["$model"]=1⤶ local matdata = {⤶ ["$basetexture"] = html_mat:GetName(), ["$basetexturetransform"] = "center 0 0 scale " .. scale_x .. " " .. scale_y .. " rotate 0 translate 0 0", ["$model"] = 1⤶ } -- Unique ID used for material name local uid = string.Replace(html_mat:GetName(), "__vgui_texture_", "") -- Create the model material self.Mat = CreateMaterial("WebMaterial_"..uid, "VertexLitGeneric", matdata) self.Mat = CreateMaterial("WebMaterial_" .. uid, "VertexLitGeneric", matdata) end -- Render the model self:DrawModel() -- Reset the material override or else everything will have a HTML material! render.ModelMaterialOverride(nil) end function ENT:OnRemove() -- Make sure the panel is removed too if(self.Panel) then self.Panel:Remove() end if ( self.Panel ) then self.Panel:Remove() end end </code> <output><image src="Panel_GetHTMLMaterial_example1.gif"/></output> </example>