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This function gets the client version of the specified [[player]] as a sortable string. The string is always 15 characters long and is formatted as follows:
This function gets the client version of the specified [[player]] as a sortable string. The string is always 15 characters long and is formatted as follows:


* 1 digit character representing the major version number
* 1 character representing the major version
* 1 dot character
* 1 dot character
* 1 digit character representing the minor version number
* 1 character representing the minor version
* 1 dot character
* 1 dot character
* 1 digit character representing the maintenance version number
* 1 character representing the maintenance version
* 1 dash character
* 1 dash character
* 1 digit character representing the build type
* 1 character representing the build type
* 1 dot character
* 1 dot character
* 5 digit characters representing the build number
* 5 characters representing the build number
* 1 dot character
* 1 dot character
* 1 digit character representing the build revision number
* 1 character representing the build revision


An example of a version string would be: 1.0.4-9.01746.0
An example of a version string would be: 1.0.4-9.01746.0
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Where the first three numbers represent the major/minor/maintenance version, i.e. 1.0.4<br>
Where the first three numbers represent the major/minor/maintenance version, i.e. 1.0.4<br>
The fourth number is 9, which means it's a release build, (Development and beta builds have lower numbers here)<br>
The fourth number is 9, which means it's a release build, (Development and beta builds have lower numbers here)<br>
And the fifth and sixth numbers represent the build number.  
And the fifth and sixth numbers represent the build number.


==Syntax==  
==Syntax==  


<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
string getPlayerVersion ( element thePlayer )
string getPlayerVersion ( player thePlayer )
</syntaxhighlight>  
</syntaxhighlight>  
 
{{OOP||[[player]]:getVersion|version|}}
===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
*'''thePlayer:''' The [[player]] whose client version you wish to get.
*'''thePlayer:''' The [[player]] whose client version you wish to get.
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==See Also==
==See Also==
{{Player_functions}}
{{Player functions|server}}

Latest revision as of 22:42, 6 September 2024

[[{{{image}}}|link=|]] Note: You can also compare if a version is higher than another using the < or > operators.

This function gets the client version of the specified player as a sortable string. The string is always 15 characters long and is formatted as follows:

  • 1 character representing the major version
  • 1 dot character
  • 1 character representing the minor version
  • 1 dot character
  • 1 character representing the maintenance version
  • 1 dash character
  • 1 character representing the build type
  • 1 dot character
  • 5 characters representing the build number
  • 1 dot character
  • 1 character representing the build revision

An example of a version string would be: 1.0.4-9.01746.0

Where the first three numbers represent the major/minor/maintenance version, i.e. 1.0.4
The fourth number is 9, which means it's a release build, (Development and beta builds have lower numbers here)
And the fifth and sixth numbers represent the build number.

Syntax

string getPlayerVersion ( player thePlayer )

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Method: player:getVersion(...)
Variable: .version


Required Arguments

  • thePlayer: The player whose client version you wish to get.

Returns

Returns a string containing the client version, or false if the player is invalid.

Example

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Server

This example adds a command that allows players to see their own client version. 

function showMeMyVersion( playerSource )
    local version = getPlayerVersion ( playerSource )
    outputChatBox ( "Your client version is: " .. version, playerSource )
end

addCommandHandler ( "myversion", showMeMyVersion )

See Also


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