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Entity:GetName

  string Entity:GetName()
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Description

Returns the "targetname" of this entity, typically used in map making and scripting to uniquely identify and target (hence 'targetname') an entity or a group of entities.

For players, this function is overwritten by Player:GetName, which returns the player's nick name, not the target name.

Returns

1 string
The name of the Entity

Example

Prints the name of an entity in console.

function PrintEntityName( ent ) print( ent:GetName() ) end

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