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Get the name of given ACL.
Get the name of given ACL.


==Syntax==  
==Syntax==  
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string aclGetName ( acl theAcl )
string aclGetName ( acl theAcl )
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{{OOP||[[acl]]:getName|name|}}
===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
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*'''theACL:''' The ACL to get the name of
*'''theACL:''' The ACL to get the name of


===Returns===
===Returns===
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Returns the name of the given ACL as a string if successful. Returns ''false''/''nil'' if unsuccessful, ie the ACL is invalid.
Returns the name of the given ACL as a string if successful. Returns ''false''/''nil'' if unsuccessful, ie the ACL is invalid.


==Example==  
==Example==  
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This example adds a command ''listacls'' which prints out a name list of all ACLs to the console.
This example does...
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--TODO
function printOutAllACLs ( thePlayer )
    -- get a table over all the ACLs
    local allACLs = aclList()
    -- if the table is empty (there are no ACLs)
    if #allACLs == 0 then
        -- print out a message to console and exit function
        return outputConsole ( "There are no ACLs!", thePlayer )
    else
        -- print out a list of the names
        outputConsole ( "List of all ACLs:", thePlayer )
        for key, singleACL in ipairs ( allACLs ) do
            local ACLName = aclGetName ( singleACL )
            outputConsole ( "- " .. tostring ( ACLName ), thePlayer )
        end
  end
end
addCommandHandler ( "listacls", printOutAllACLs )
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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{{ACL_functions}}
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 21 February 2021

Get the name of given ACL.

Syntax

string aclGetName ( acl theAcl )

OOP Syntax Help! I don't understand this!

Method: acl:getName(...)
Variable: .name


Required Arguments

  • theACL: The ACL to get the name of

Returns

Returns the name of the given ACL as a string if successful. Returns false/nil if unsuccessful, ie the ACL is invalid.

Example

This example adds a command listacls which prints out a name list of all ACLs to the console. 

function printOutAllACLs ( thePlayer )
    -- get a table over all the ACLs
    local allACLs = aclList()
    -- if the table is empty (there are no ACLs)
    if #allACLs == 0 then
        -- print out a message to console and exit function
        return outputConsole ( "There are no ACLs!", thePlayer )
    else
        -- print out a list of the names
        outputConsole ( "List of all ACLs:", thePlayer )
        for key, singleACL in ipairs ( allACLs ) do
            local ACLName = aclGetName ( singleACL )
            outputConsole ( "- " .. tostring ( ACLName ), thePlayer )
        end
   end
end
addCommandHandler ( "listacls", printOutAllACLs )

See Also

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