Es getplayername

Overview

Syntax: es_getplayername <variable> <userid>

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

Description

Stores the user's name in the variable specified.

Parameters

• variable - Variable which will store the player's name
• userid - User id of the player

Examples

// Get the player's name and display it to everyone
es_xsetinfo playername 0
es_getplayername playername event_var(userid)
es_msg Say hello to server_var(playername)

Event player_activate
{
// Does the same as above but faster and without the need of a pre-set variable.
es_msg Say hello to event_var(username)
}

Notes

• The server could crash if the provieded userid does not exists!
• variable will equal 0 if the player does not exist.
• Used mostly for games that do not support event_var(username), and client cmds.

See also

• es_getplayerteam
• es_getplayersteamid

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