GetPlayerFromNick

This function returns a player element for the player with the name passed to the function.

Syntax

player getPlayerFromNick ( string playerName )

Required Arguments

• playerName: A string containing the name of the player you want to reference

Returns

Returns a player element for the player with the nickname provided. If there is no player with that name, false is returned.

Example

This example finds a player called Someguy, and if he is found, he is killed and a message is displayed.

-- Find the player with the nickname 'Someguy'
myPlayer = getPlayerFromNick ( "Someguy" )
-- If a player was returned (false is returned if the player isn't found)
if ( myPlayer ~= false )
	-- If the player was killed succesfully then
	if ( killPlayer ( myPlayer ) ) then
		-- Say so in the chat
		outputChatBox ( "Someguy was found, and eliminated" )
	end
end