shared

`CancelEvent`

FiveM shared native documentation with a Lua example.

Summary

Cancels the currently handled event where cancellation is supported (e.g. some game events, entity creation). Used to block unwanted default behavior.

Returns

void

Example

AddEventHandler('entityCreating', function(entity)
  if IsThisBad(entity) then
    CancelEvent()
  end
end)

Common pitfalls

Only works inside events that support cancellation.
Common in anti-cheat / entity governance to block disallowed spawns.

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