Es getclientvar

Overview

Syntax: es_getclientvar <server-variable> <userid> <varname>

Variation of this command that doesn't expand variables: es_xgetclientvar

Description

Obtains a network-related console variable for the particular userid and stores it in server-variable.

Parameters

• server-variable - server-side variable where you want to store the value of the client-side variable
• userid - userid of the user whose variable you want to inspect
• varname - name of the network-related client-side variable you'd like to inspect

Examples

player_activate.cfg

es_setinfo checkvar 0
es_getclientvar checkvar event_var(userid) rate
es_msg event_var(es_username) has joined and has their "rate" set to server_var(checkvar)

other example: in player_activate.cfg

es_setinfo checkvar 0
es_getclientvar checkvar event_var(userid) cl_language
if (server_var(checkvar) = "french") then es_tell event_var(userid) "Bonjour et bienvenue"
if (server_var(checkvar) = "english") then es_tell event_var(userid) "Hello and welcome"

Give you the language of the game used by the player (english, french, german, italian...)

Notes

• Can only obtain network variables from the client. For example: rate, cl_interp, cl_interpolate, cl_cmdrate, cl_updaterate
• These variables are likely only available at player_activate and later.
• The most common use for es_getclientvar is to detect bad rate values for players. Some scripts have used es_cexec to force the client to change the values to something the admin feels is more acceptable for the server.
• You cannot read binds for a player.
• This command is almost useless for catching cheat programs.

See also

• es_cexec
• es_queryclientvar

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