# getDevelopmentMode (Client)

> Tells whether development mode is on on this client.

- **Platform**: MY Multiplayer (MYMP)
- **Kind**: Lua Function
- **Side**: Client
- **Category**: Server
- **URL**: https://wiki.mymp.gg/en/getDevelopmentMode

## Syntax

```lua
bool getDevelopmentMode()
```

## Returns

`true` if it is on.

## Example

```lua
if getDevelopmentMode() then
    print("development mode is on")
end
```

## See also

- [setDevelopmentMode (Client)](https://wiki.mymp.gg/en/setDevelopmentMode.md): Turns development mode on or off on this client. While it is on, the showcol and showsound console commands draw the collision shapes and the world sounds.