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steamworks.RequestPlayerInfo

  steamworks.RequestPlayerInfo( string steamID64, function callback )

Description

Requests information of the player with SteamID64 for later use with steamworks.GetPlayerName.

Arguments

1 string steamID64
The 64bit Steam ID of player.
2 function callback
A callback function with the data when it arrives.
Function argument(s):
1 string name - The player's name.

Example

Gets and prints the steam name of the local player.

steamworks.RequestPlayerInfo( LocalPlayer():SteamID64(), function( steamName ) print( steamName ) end )
Output: The local player's name.