getPlayerFromName

Server and clientPlayersIdentical to MTA:SA

Finds a player by nickname. On the client letter case does not matter.

Syntax

player getPlayerFromName(string playerName)

Arguments

playerNamestring: The nickname.

Returns

The player or false.

Example

addCommandHandler("pw", function(player, cmd, name, ...)
    local target = name and getPlayerFromName(name)
    if not target then
        outputChatBox("Nie ma takiego gracza.", player, 255, 0, 0)
        return
    end
    outputChatBox("[PW od " .. getPlayerName(player) .. "] " .. table.concat({ ... }, " "), target, 255, 255, 0)
end)