Seeing if an arg is a player

[Amokov]

Right, here's my current code
[lua]
function GetInfo(ply,cmd,args)

target = (args[1])
for k, v in pairs(player.GetAll()) do
if target -- Here's where I need help
ply:ChatPrint("Steam Name: ".. target:SteamName())
ply:ChatPrint("RP Name: ".. target:Nick())
ply:ChatPrint("Steam ID: ".. target:SteamID())

end
concommand.Add("user_info", GetInfo)[/lua]

How would I check if target was a unique fragment of a Nick?

It doesn't show, but the name of the concommand doesn't use a space.

[Kunit]

[url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Entity.IsPlayer[/url]

[Amokov]

OK, maybe I need to be clearer. I need something like most admin addons have for like !kick, where I can type in a partial name and it finds the right guy.

[Kunit]

Do you mean something like this?

[lua]

function GetInfo(ply,cmd,args)
target = (args[1]) --This would need to be part of the players name, Kun(it) for example.
for k, v in pairs(player.GetAll()) do
if(string.find(v:Nick(),target) != nil) then --Searchs the players nickname for the "target" variable, if not nil it will print the info.
v:ChatPrint("Steam Name: ".. v:SteamName())
v:ChatPrint("RP Name: ".. v:Nick())
v:ChatPrint("Steam ID: ".. v:SteamID())
end
end
end
concommand.Add("user_info", GetInfo)
[/lua]

[zzaacckk]

Your concommand shouldn't have a space in it.

Use a _ like Kunit did.

[editline]18th December 2010[/editline]

Mybad. The code thing cut off the underscore.

[lua]
for k,v in pairs(player.GetAll())
if not string.find(string.lower(v:Nick()), string.lower(args[1])) == nil then
ply:ChatPrint("Steam Name: ".. v:SteamName())
ply:ChatPrint("RP Name: ".. vt:Nick())
ply:ChatPrint("Steam ID: ".. v:SteamID())
end
end
[/lua]

[Amokov]

I would go test, but gmod dun broked.

[Kunit]

[QUOTE=Amokov;26770200]I would go test, but gmod dun broked.[/QUOTE]

It appears we all have this issue.

[.kurozael]

[lua]
-- A function to get a player by a part of their name.
function GetPlayerByArg(matchArg)
for k, v in ipairs( player.GetAll() ) do
if ( string.find(string.lower( v:Name() ), string.lower(matchArg), 1, true) ) then
return v;
end;
end;

return NULL;
end;
[/lua]

[lua]
local ply = GetPlayerByArg("joe");

if ( IsValid(ply) ) then
-- Do stuff.
end;
[/lua]

[Amokov]

Kunit, it worked, but it required the EXACT name of a player. Do you know how to make it accept partial names?

[Kunit]

[QUOTE=Amokov;26799707]Kunit, it worked, but it required the EXACT name of a player. Do you know how to make it accept partial names?[/QUOTE]

Use Kurozael's example, it should work fine.

[c-unit]

[QUOTE=Amokov;26799707]Kunit, it worked, but it required the EXACT name of a player. Do you know how to make it accept partial names?[/QUOTE]

( string.find(string.lower( v:Name() ), string.lower(matchArg), 1, true) ) look at Kuro's example

[zzaacckk]

[QUOTE=c-unit;26806232]( string.find(string.lower( v:Name() ), string.lower(matchArg), 1, true) ) look at Kuro's example[/QUOTE]

Or just use Kuro's code.

[c-unit]

[QUOTE=zzaacckk;26806732]Or just use Kuro's code.[/QUOTE]

that's stolen from Kuras code..

[Amokov]

[lua]
function GetInfo(ply,cmd,args)

target = (args[1])
for k, v in pairs(player.GetAll()) do
if ( string.find(string.lower( v:Name() ), string.lower(target), 1, true) ) then
--ply:ChatPrint("Steam Name: ".. target:SteamName())
ply:ChatPrint("RP Name: ".. target:Nick())
ply:ChatPrint("Steam ID: ".. target:SteamID())
end
end

end
concommand.Add("user_info", GetInfo)
[/lua]

This is saying that Nick is a nil method?

Triv, your cool for rating someone asking for help dumb.

[Zephilinox]

It's probably because target is a string, and not an entity.

besides, isn't it redundant to print out the targets name, when thats what the player has to type in?

function GetInfo(ply,cmd,args)
local players = {player.GetAll()}
target = (args[1])
for k, v in pairs(players) do
if ( string.find(string.lower( v:Name() ), string.lower(target), 1, true) ) then
target = players[k]
--ply:ChatPrint("Steam Name: ".. target:SteamName())
ply:ChatPrint("RP Name: ".. target:Nick())
ply:ChatPrint("Steam ID: ".. target:SteamID())
end
end

end

concommand.Add("user_info", GetInfo)

Try it, if it doesn't work, tough luck for both of us :3

Actually, kuros code above works perfectly, why not use that?

[lua]
-- A function to get a player by a part of their name.
function GetPlayerByArg(matchArg)
for k, v in ipairs( player.GetAll() ) do
if ( string.find(string.lower( v:Name() ), string.lower(matchArg), 1, false) ) == 1 then
return v;
else ply:ChatPrint ("Either too many players were found, or that player does not exist.")
return NULL;
end;
end;
end;

function GetInfo (ply,cmd,args)
local target = GetPlayerByArg(args[1]);

if ( IsValid(target) ) then
--ply:ChatPrint("Steam Name: ".. target:SteamName())
ply:ChatPrint("RP Name: ".. target:Nick())
ply:ChatPrint("Steam ID: ".. target:SteamID())
end;

concommand.Add("user_info", GetInfo)
[/lua]

Made a few edits, but should work just fine.

[Lord Ned]

Well I assume he wanted to type in part of the name and get the entire name in the printout.

[Amokov]

-snip-

Figured it out.