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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
 
Only use this function if you need it once in a script. Otherwise use a property with the player reference as the value. A property is literally is 1000 times faster (See: [http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1360171-playerref-gamegetplayer-or-do-it-in-properties| CK Forum Thread]). Use the below instead, naming a property "PlayerRef". You can just auto-fill it and the player's reference will automatically be assigned. While it's true that filling a property with a reference or actor will make them persistent, the player (and most actors) are already persistent.
Only use this function if you need it once in a script. Otherwise use a property with the player reference as the value, it literally is 1000 times faster. Use this instead:
<source lang="papyrus">Actor Property PlayerRef AutoEvent OnInit()
<source lang="papyrus">
Debug.Trace("Player is " + PlayerRef)
Actor Property playerRef auto
EndEvent</source>
Debug.Trace("Player is " + playerRef)
In the event you are referring to the player more than once, sometimes you can minimize use of GetPlayer, utilizing an event's arguments as a free way to cache PlayerREF and in turn expedite your script.
</source>
<source lang="papyrus">Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionRef)
If you name the property "playerRef" you can just auto-fill it and the player reference will automatically be assigned.
If akActionRef == Game.GetPlayer()
 
Int iCount = akActionRef.GetItemCount(kWidget)
(Example source [http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1360171-playerref-gamegetplayer-or-do-it-in-properties/|source])
If iCount
akActionRef.RemoveItem(kWidget, iCount)
akActionRef.AddItem(kBauble, iCount)
EndIf
EndIf
EndEvent</source>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
*[[Game Script]]
*[[Game Script]]

Revision as of 12:52, 14 January 2013

Member of: Game Script

Obtains the actor representing the player.

Syntax

Actor Function GetPlayer() native global

Parameters

None

Return Value

The Actor that represents the player.

Examples

; Print out the player to the log
Debug.Trace("Player is " + Game.GetPlayer())

Notes

Only use this function if you need it once in a script. Otherwise use a property with the player reference as the value. A property is literally is 1000 times faster (See: CK Forum Thread). Use the below instead, naming a property "PlayerRef". You can just auto-fill it and the player's reference will automatically be assigned. While it's true that filling a property with a reference or actor will make them persistent, the player (and most actors) are already persistent.

Actor Property PlayerRef AutoEvent OnInit()
	Debug.Trace("Player is " + PlayerRef)
EndEvent

In the event you are referring to the player more than once, sometimes you can minimize use of GetPlayer, utilizing an event's arguments as a free way to cache PlayerREF and in turn expedite your script.

Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionRef)
	If akActionRef == Game.GetPlayer()
		Int iCount = akActionRef.GetItemCount(kWidget)
		If iCount
			akActionRef.RemoveItem(kWidget, iCount)
			akActionRef.AddItem(kBauble, iCount)
		EndIf
	EndIf
EndEvent

See Also