SetPlayerName

This function changes the specified player's name.

Syntax

bool setPlayerName ( player thePlayer, string newName )

Required Arguments

• thePlayer: the player that will have its name set.
• newName: the new name to set for the player.

Returns

Returns true if the player name was changed succesfully, false if invalid arguments are specified.

Limits

• Minimal player name length is 1 character.
• Maximum player name length is 22 characters.

Example

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Server

This example adds a tag before a player's nickname via a /changetag command

-- Define the function for this command (/changetag, as defined below)
-- source = the player that triggered this command
-- command = the command passed into the function (changetag)
-- thePlayer = the player that you wish to add a tag to
-- tag = the tag to add to the players nickname
function tagPlayer ( source, command, thePlayer, tag )
	-- Attempt to grab the element id for the player from the parsed name.
	local sPlayerElement = getPlayerFromNick ( thePlayer )
	-- Check to see if the player were changing the tag for exists.
	if ( sPlayerElement ) then
		-- make sure that the element type of thePlayer is acctually pointing to a player element
		if getElementType ( sPlayerElement ) == "player" then
			-- we store the player's current name,
			local oldName = getPlayerName ( sPlayerElement )
			-- append the tag passed to this function before it
			local taggedName = tag .. oldName
			-- then set it as his new name
			setPlayerName ( sPlayerElement, taggedName )
			-- Tell the player who triggerd the command that the tag has been applied
			outputChatBox ( "Player " .. thePlayer .. "'s tag changed to " .. taggedName, source )
		end
	else
		-- Tell the player who triggerd the command that the player could not be found
		outputChatBox ( "Unable to change player tag: Player " .. thePlayer .. " not found", source )
	end
end
-- Add a command handler for either the console or / chat commands
-- Example: /changetag <playername> <tag>
addCommandHandler ( "changetag", tagPlayer )

See Also

• forcePlayerMap
• getAlivePlayers
• getDeadPlayers
• getPlayerACInfo
• getPlayerAnnounceValue
• getPlayerBlurLevel
• getPlayerCount
• getPlayerFromName
• getPlayerIdleTime
• getPlayerIP
• getPlayerMoney
• getPlayerName
• getPlayerNametagColor
• getPlayerNametagText
• getPlayerPing
• getPlayerScriptDebugLevel
• getPlayerSerial
• getPlayerTeam
• getPlayerVersion
• getPlayerWantedLevel
• getRandomPlayer
• givePlayerMoney
• isPlayerMapForced
• isPlayerMuted
• isPlayerNametagShowing
• isVoiceEnabled
• redirectPlayer
• resendPlayerACInfo
• resendPlayerModInfo
• setPlayerAnnounceValue
• setPlayerBlurLevel
• setPlayerHudComponentVisible
• setPlayerMoney
• setPlayerMuted
• setPlayerName
• setPlayerNametagColor
• setPlayerNametagShowing
• setPlayerNametagText
• setPlayerScriptDebugLevel
• setPlayerTeam
• setPlayerVoiceBroadcastTo
• setPlayerVoiceIgnoreFrom
• setPlayerWantedLevel
• spawnPlayer
• takePlayerMoney
• takePlayerScreenShot