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int '''ConsolePlayerNumber''' (void)
int '''ConsolePlayerNumber''' (void)


==Usage==
== Usage ==
 
=== Return value ===
Returns the number of the local player. Returns -1 if called on the server. This function is only really meaningful in client-side scripting.
Returns the number of the local player. Returns -1 if called on the server. This function is only really meaningful in client-side scripting.


Note that in a DISCONNECT script, ConsolePlayerNumber() will return the last player number the local player had, even though PlayerNumber() no longer works.
Note that in a DISCONNECT script, ConsolePlayerNumber() will return the last player number the local player had, even though PlayerNumber() no longer works.


==Examples==
== Examples ==
This script tells the player what his player number is:
This script tells the player what their player number is:
 
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Script 1 (void) NET CLIENTSIDE
Script 1 (void) NET CLIENTSIDE

Latest revision as of 02:24, 3 July 2022

This article documents a Zandronum-specific ACS feature which may not be supported by ZDoom and its other child ports.

int ConsolePlayerNumber (void)

Usage

Return value

Returns the number of the local player. Returns -1 if called on the server. This function is only really meaningful in client-side scripting.

Note that in a DISCONNECT script, ConsolePlayerNumber() will return the last player number the local player had, even though PlayerNumber() no longer works.

Examples

This script tells the player what their player number is:

Script 1 (void) NET CLIENTSIDE
{
    PrintBold(s: "My player number is ", d: ConsolePlayerNumber());
}