How can I make a check for the player name lenght?

[SilentNinja]

Hey,

I use the DarkRP Variable "rpname" and I want to generate a lenght check for it.

My Code:

playername = (LocalPlayer():getDarkRPVar("rpname"))
playernamel = #playername
if playername < playernamel(16) then

draw.SimpleText(playername,"FontArial",ScrH() - 630,ScrH() - 145,Color(205, 0, 0),TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT,TEXT_ALIGN_TOP)
elseif playername > playernamel(16) then

draw.SimpleText("Name too long","FontArial",ScrH() - 630,ScrH() - 145,Color(205, 0, 0),TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT,TEXT_ALIGN_TOP)

end

[mcNuggets]

First: localise the vars.

Second:
It works like that:
playernamel > 16

Please learn basic lua https://www.lua.org/

[joeyjumper]

local playername=LocalPlayer():Name()
if playername:len()<16 then
draw.SimpleText(playername,"FontArial",ScrH()-630,ScrH()-145,Color(205,0,0),TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT,TEXT_ALIGN_TOP)
else
draw.SimpleText("Name too long","FontArial",ScrH()-630,ScrH()-145,Color(205,0,0),TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT,TEXT_ALIGN_TOP)
end
by the way in darkrp the player:Name() meta function returns their RP name rather than their steam name like it does in sandbox

[SilentNinja]

Hey, thanks for the answer it worked!

I know, I'm new in Lua Coding, I'll check the basics.

To your first point, I did it local, but I thought local means it's outside my if statement so I removed the local.

Cheers