GetPlayerFromNick - Revision history

AlexTMjugador: Changed "DeprecatedWithAlt" template to "Deprecated" for the last time

2015-02-13T16:45:48Z

Changed "DeprecatedWithAlt" template to "Deprecated" for the last time

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	{{Server client function}}		{{Server client function}}
	{{~~DeprecatedWithAlt~~\|getPlayerFromName\|}}		{{Deprecated\|getPlayerFromName\|}}

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

AlexTMjugador: Changed "DeprecatedWithAlt" template to "Deprecated"

2015-02-13T16:13:58Z

Changed "DeprecatedWithAlt" template to "Deprecated"

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	{{Server client function}}		{{Server client function}}
	~~__NOTOC__~~
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AlexTMjugador: Visual improvement

2014-06-25T14:27:05Z

Visual improvement

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	{{~~Deprecated~~}}		{{DeprecatedWithAlt\|getPlayerFromName\|}}

	~~Please use [[getPlayerFromName]]~~

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

Arran Fortuna at 20:58, 20 April 2011

2011-04-20T20:58:41Z

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	{{Deprecated}}		{{Deprecated}}

			Please use [[getPlayerFromName]]

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

Sebassje at 14:52, 28 July 2009

2009-07-28T14:52:53Z

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			{{Deprecated}}
	This function returns a [[player]] [[element]] for the player with the name passed to the function.		This function returns a [[player]] [[element]] for the player with the name passed to the function.

Arc at 21:47, 15 January 2008

2008-01-15T21:47:18Z

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

Arc at 16:21, 19 August 2007

2007-08-19T16:21:36Z

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			{{Server function}}
	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	This function returns a [[player]] [[element]] for the player with the name passed to the function.		This function returns a [[player]] [[element]] for the player with the name passed to the function.
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	This example finds a [[player]] as specified in the command and outputs the direction and distance he is from the player who entered the command. For example: 'locate someguy'.		This example finds a [[player]] as specified in the command and outputs the direction and distance he is from the player who entered the command. For example: 'locate someguy'.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	function locatePlayer( ~~player~~, command, who )		function locatePlayer( sourcePlayer, command, who )
	local ~~thePlayer~~ = getPlayerFromNick(who) -- find the player that was specified in the command		local targetPlayer = getPlayerFromNick ( who ) -- find the player that was specified in the command
	if (~~thePlayer ~= false~~) then -- if a player was found		if ( targetPlayer ) then -- if a player was found
	local x,y,z = getElementPosition(~~player~~) -- save the position of the player who entered the command		local x,y,z = getElementPosition ( sourcePlayer ) -- save the position of the player who entered the command
	local xp,yp,zp = getElementPosition(~~thePlayer~~) -- save the position of the player who should be located		local xp,yp,zp = getElementPosition ( targetPlayer ) -- save the position of the player who should be located
	local dir = nil		local dir = nil
	if (yp > y) then		if (yp > y) then
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	end		end
	if (xp > x) then		if (xp > x) then
	dir = dir.."E"		dir = dir .. "E"
	else		else
	dir = dir.."W"		dir = dir .. "W"
	end		end
	local distance = math.ceil(getDistanceBetweenPoints3D(x,y,z,xp,yp,zp))		local distance = math.ceil ( getDistanceBetweenPoints3D(x, y, z, xp, yp, zp) )
	outputChatBox(who.." found "..dir.." ("..distance..")",~~player~~) -- output the message		outputChatBox( who .. " found " .. dir .. " (" .. distance .. ")", sourcePlayer) -- output the message
	end		end
	end		end
	addCommandHandler("locate",locatePlayer)		addCommandHandler ( "locate", locatePlayer )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{Player functions}}		{{Player functions}}

Driver2 at 22:19, 29 July 2007

2007-07-29T22:19:08Z

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	==Example==		==Example==
	This example finds a [[player]] ~~called ''Someguy'',~~ and if he is ~~found, he is killed and a message is displayed~~.		This example finds a [[player]] as specified in the command and outputs the direction and distance he is from the player who entered the command. For example: 'locate someguy'.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	-- ~~Find~~ the player ~~with~~ the ~~nickname 'Someguy'~~		function locatePlayer( player, command, who )
	~~myPlayer~~ = ~~getPlayerFromNick ( "Someguy"~~ )		local thePlayer = getPlayerFromNick(who) -- find the player that was specified in the command
	-- If a player was ~~returned~~ (~~false is returned if~~ the player ~~isn't found)~~		if (thePlayer ~= false) then -- if a player was found
	if ( ~~myPlayer ~= false~~ )		local x,y,z = getElementPosition(player) -- save the position of the player who entered the command
	-- If the player ~~was killed succesfully~~ then		local xp,yp,zp = getElementPosition(thePlayer) -- save the position of the player who should be located
	if ( ~~killPlayer ( myPlayer )~~ ) then		local dir = nil
	~~-- Say so in the chat~~		if (yp > y) then
	outputChatBox ( "~~Someguy was~~ found, ~~and eliminated"~~ )		dir = "N"
			else
			dir = "S"
			end
			if (xp > x) then
			dir = dir.."E"
			else
			dir = dir.."W"
			end
			local distance = math.ceil(getDistanceBetweenPoints3D(x,y,z,xp,yp,zp))
			outputChatBox(who.." found "..dir.." ("..distance..")",player) -- output the message
	end		end
	end		end
			addCommandHandler("locate",locatePlayer)
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{Player functions}}		{{Player functions}}

Ransom at 20:01, 20 May 2006

2006-05-20T20:01:15Z

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{~~Player_Functions~~}}		{{Player functions}}

Ransom: /* Example */

2006-05-20T03:20:35Z

Example

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	if ( killPlayer ( myPlayer ) ) then		if ( killPlayer ( myPlayer ) ) then
	-- Say so in the chat		-- Say so in the chat
	~~serverChat~~ ( "Someguy was found, and eliminated" )		outputChatBox ( "Someguy was found, and eliminated" )
	end		end
	end		end