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getPlayerNametagText

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Pair: setPlayerNametagText

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This will allow you to retrieve the name tag a player is currently using.

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  • Method:player:getNametagText(...)
  • Variable: .nametagText

Syntax 

string getPlayerNametagText ( player thePlayer )
Required Arguments
  • thePlayer: The person whose name tag you want to retrieve

Returns

  • string: value

Returns a string with the nametag text, false if the player is invalid.

Code Examples

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This will output the nametag text of the player who enters the command 'myNametag'.

function showNametag ( thePlayer, command )
  local nameTag = getPlayerNametagText ( thePlayer )
  outputChatBox ( "Your nametag text is: " .. nameTag, thePlayer )
end
addCommandHandler("myNametag", showNametag)

See Also

Player Functions
Player Events
Reference