GetPlayerFromPartialName

Syntax

player getPlayerFromNamePart ( string Name )

Required Arguments

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

Returns

Returns: if the Name part is exist then returns a player, false otherwise.

Code

function getPlayerFromNamePart(Name)
local player = getPlayerFromName(Name)
     if (player) then return player end
          for i,player in ipairs (getElementsByType ("player")) do
          if (string.find(getPlayerName(player),Name)) then
          return player end
     end
end