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getPlayerSerial

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This function returns the serial for a specified player.

Note

It's possible for a player to fake the value returned from getPlayerSerial when used on the clientside. For this reason you should only trust the value returned by this function when used serverside.

Important

You should use this function in conjunction with account system (e.g: login & password ) - especially for critical things, because serials could be invalid (as in, non-unique or faked ). See: Script security .

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  • Method:player:getSerial(...)
  • Variable: .serial

Syntax 

string getPlayerSerial ( player thePlayer )
Required Arguments
  • thePlayer: A player object referencing the specified player.

Returns

  • string: value

Returns the serial as a string if it was found, false otherwise.

Code Examples

server

This example creates a command with which player can check their own serial.

function checkMySerial( thePlayer, command )
    local theSerial = getPlayerSerial( thePlayer )
    if theSerial then
        outputChatBox( "Your serial is: " .. theSerial, thePlayer )
    else
        outputChatBox( "Sorry, you have no serial. =(", thePlayer )
    end
end
addCommandHandler( "myserial", checkMySerial )

See Also

Player Functions
Player Events
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