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==Example==  
==Example==  
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function nickChangeHandler(oldNick, newNick)
    -- check if there's account with newNick as username
    if getAccount(newNick) then
        local thePlayer = getPlayerFromNick(newNick)
        outputChatBox("Sorry, there already exists an account with your new nickname as username.", thePlayer, 0, 255, 0)
        outputChatBox("Please choose another one.", thePlayer, 0, 255, 0)
        -- cancel the event to prevent the nick from being changed
        cancelEvent()
    end
end
-- add an event handler
addEventHandler("onPlayerChangeNick", getRootElement(), nickChangeHandler)
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{{See also/Server event|Player events}}
{{See also/Server event|Player events}}

Revision as of 07:49, 7 August 2009

This event is triggered when a player changes his nickname.

Parameters

string oldNick, string newNick
  • oldNick: the nickname the player had before.
  • newNick: the new nickname of the player.

Source

The source of this event is the player that changed his nick

Example

function nickChangeHandler(oldNick, newNick)
    -- check if there's account with newNick as username
    if getAccount(newNick) then
        local thePlayer = getPlayerFromNick(newNick)
        outputChatBox("Sorry, there already exists an account with your new nickname as username.", thePlayer, 0, 255, 0)
        outputChatBox("Please choose another one.", thePlayer, 0, 255, 0)
        -- cancel the event to prevent the nick from being changed
        cancelEvent()
    end
end
-- add an event handler
addEventHandler("onPlayerChangeNick", getRootElement(), nickChangeHandler)

See Also

Player events


Event functions


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