<function name="GetConVarNumber" parent="Global" type="libraryfunc"> <description><deprecated>Store the <page>ConVar</page> object retrieved with <page>Global.GetConVar</page> or use <page>cvars.Number</page></deprecated>Gets the numeric value ConVar with the specified name. ⤶ Returns the value of <page>game.MaxPlayers</page> if `maxplayers` is specified as the convar name, even though `maxplayers` is not a convar. (it is a console **command**) You should be using aforementioned Lua function instead. <description>Returns the numeric value <page>ConVar</page> (converted from the ConVar's string value) with the specified name. ⤶ This function will return `0` if the ConVar does not exist. Use <page>cvars.Number</page> to specify your own default. ⤶ Will return the value of <page>game.MaxPlayers</page> if `maxplayers` is specified as the ConVar name, even though `maxplayers` is not a ConVar. (it is a console **command**) You should be using aforementioned Lua function instead for that case.⤶ ⤶ In performance intensive places such as think and rendering callbacks/hooks, it is advised to use <page>ConVar:GetFloat</page> on a <page>ConVar</page> object directly, which be retrieved via <page>Global.GetConVar</page>, or from existing <page>Global.CreateConVar</page> call.⤶ </description> <realm>Shared and Menu</realm> <file line="524-L528">lua/includes/util.lua</file> <args> <arg name="name" type="string">Name of the ConVar to get.</arg> <arg name="name" type="string">Name of the ConVar to get the value of.</arg> </args> <rets> <ret name="" type="number">The ConVar's value.</ret> </rets> </function>