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{{Info|Lua Helper|Server|Wumbaloo}}

{{FuncDescription|Get player from a partial name.}}

{{FuncSyntax|GetPlayerFromPartialName(player)}}

{{FuncParameters}}
{{FuncParam|player|The player identifier.}}

{{FuncReturnValue|Returns the player identifier if found. Returns '''nil''' otherwise.}}

== Code ==
<syntaxhighlight lang="Lua">
function GetPlayerFromPartialName(name)
local name = name and name:gsub("#%x%x%x%x%x%x", ""):lower() or nil
if name then
for _, player in ipairs(GetAllPlayers()) do
local playerName = GetPlayerName(player):gsub("#%x%x%x%x%x%x", ""):lower()
if playerName:find(name, 1, true) then
return player
end
end
end
end
</syntaxhighlight>

== Example Server ==
<syntaxhighlight lang="Lua">
function GetPlayerFromPartialName(name)
local name = name and name:gsub("#%x%x%x%x%x%x", ""):lower() or nil
if name then
for _, player in ipairs(GetAllPlayers()) do
local playerName = GetPlayerName(player):gsub("#%x%x%x%x%x%x", ""):lower()
if playerName:find(name, 1, true) then
return player
end
end
end
end

AddCommand("findplayer", function (player, _name)
local otherPlayer = GetPlayerFromPartialName(_name) or "not found"
AddPlayerChat(player, "Player " .. _name .. " is " .. tostring(otherPlayer))
end)
</syntaxhighlight>

{{RelatedFunctions}}
* [[GetAllPlayers]]
* [[GetPlayerName]]

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