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Player:GetName

  string Player:GetName()
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Description

Returns the player's name, this is an alias of Player:Nick.

We advise against using this. It may be changed or removed in a future update. Use Player:Nick.
This function overrides Entity:GetName (in the Lua metatable, not in c++), keep it in mind when dealing with ents.FindByName or any engine function which requires the mapping name.

Returns

1 string
The player's name.

Example

Prints the player's name

print( Entity( 1 ):GetName() )
Output: Player1

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