This function returns an account for a specific user.

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• Constructor: Account(...)

Syntax

account|false getAccount ( string username, [ string password = nil, bool caseSensitive = true ] )

Required Arguments

• username: The username of the account you want to retrieve.

Optional Arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use.

• password (default: nil): The password for the account. If this argument is not specified, you can get the account whatever password it is, otherwise the password must match the account's.
• caseSensitive (default: true): Specifies whether to ignore the case when searching for an account.

Returns

• account|false: result

Returns an account or false if an account matching the username specified (and password, if specified) could not be found.

Code Examples

Example 1 Example 2 (OOP)

server

This function checks if the account mentioned exists in the internal.db database file.

addCommandHandler("checkaccount", function(player, cmd, account)
    if hasObjectPermissionTo(player, "function.banPlayer" ) then -- if the player typing /checkaccount command has permission to banPlayer
        if (account and account ~= "") then -- if the account name was mentioned
            if (getAccount(account)) then -- if the account exists
                outputChatBox("Account "..account.." exists in the database!", player, 0, 255, 0)
            else -- if the account doesn't exist
                outputChatBox("Account "..account.." does not exist in database", player, 0, 255, 0)
            end
        else
            outputChatBox("Syntax is /checkaccount [account name]", player, 255, 0, 0)
        end
    end
end)

server

OOP Required

This function checks if the account mentioned exists in the internal.db database file.

addCommandHandler("checkaccount", function(player, cmd, account)
    if ACL.hasObjectPermissionTo(player, "function.banPlayer" ) then -- if the player typing /checkaccount command has permission to banPlayer
        if (account and account ~= "") then -- if the account name was mentioned
            if (Account(account)) then -- if the account exists
                player:outputChat("Account "..account.." exists in the database!", 0, 255, 0)
            else -- if the account doesn't exist
                player:outputChat("Account "..account.." does not exist in database", 0, 255, 0)
            end
        else
            player:outputChat("Syntax is /checkaccount [account name]", 255, 0, 0)
        end
    end
end)

See Also

Account Functions

• addAccount
• copyAccountData
• getAccountByID
• getAccount
• getAccountData
• getAccountID
• getAccountIP
• getAccountName
• getAccountPlayer
• getAccountSerial
• getAccountType
• getAccounts
• getAccountsByData
• getAccountsByIP
• getAccountsBySerial
• getAllAccountData
• getPlayerAccount
• isGuestAccount
• logIn
• removeAccount
• logOut
• setAccountData
• setAccountName
• setAccountPassword
• setAccountSerial

Account Events

• onAccountCreate
• onAccountDataChange
• onAccountRemove

Account Elements

• account

Reference

• Scripting Functions