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Returns	table
Prototype	Player.Match(string)
Description	No description

Description

This returns an array of Players whose name contains the string. It is case insensitive and sorts by name length; the first element is always the shortest.

Example

In this example, if Rico Rodriguez is in the server, typing /findplayers rodriguez will print out Found Rico Rodriguez.

function PlayerChat(args)
	local words = args.text:split(" ")
	
	if #words == 2 and words[1] == "/findplayers" then
		local results = Player.Match(words[2])
		for index, player in ipairs(results) do
			print("Found "..player:GetName())
		end
		
		return false
	end
	
	return true
end

Events:Subscribe("PlayerChat", PlayerChat)