Steam.GetPlayerSteamID (Civ5 API)

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This function is a member of Steam. This is a static method, invoke it with a dot.

Returns the Steam ID information for a specific Player

Usage

table(unknown => unknown) Steam.GetPlayerSteamID(PlayerID player)

Returned Value

Returns a table with the following fields:

PlayerName

Their current steam display name

IsOnline

Are they online?

ID

a 64-bit integer represented as a string pertaining to their ID.

Parameters

player:

The player's Game ID, typically between 0 and #Players;

Examples

-- Print all player's SteamIDs
for i,v in ipairs(Players) do
if(v:IsHuman() then
local steamID = Steam.GetPlayerSteamID(i);
print(string.format("[%i] %s - %s", i, steamID.PlayerName, steamID.ID);
else
print(string.format("[%i] Computer", i);
end
end

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