GameMaker Studio · GML · Players

gmda_getPlayername

Returns the current player's display name (read from the local cache).

Synchronous (returns directly)

Signature

gmda_getPlayername() -> string

Reads the player name cached locally from the session. No network call.

This function takes no parameters.

Read it any time after the session_started event.

Returns: The player's nickname (server-generated). Empty until the session starts.

draw_text(8, 8, gmda_getPlayername());