GetTeamFromName

This function finds a team object by the team's name.

Syntax

team getTeamFromName ( string teamName )

Required Arguments

• teamName: A string determining the name of the team you wish to find.

Returns

Returns the team object if it was found, false otherwise.

Example

This example joins a team named "Red", if it is found.

function joinRedTeam ( source )
 	-- Try to find the team named 'Red'
	local redteam = getTeamFromName ( "Red" )
	
	if ( redteam ) then -- If it was found (not false)
		setPlayerTeam ( source, redteam )
	end
end

--Add console command to join the team when 'joinTeam' is typed.
addCommandHandler ( "joinTeam", joinRedTeam )

See Also

• countPlayersInTeam
• createTeam
• getPlayerTeam
• getPlayersInTeam
• getTeamColor
• getTeamFriendlyFire
• getTeamFromName
• getTeamName
• setPlayerTeam
• setTeamColor
• setTeamFriendlyFire
• setTeamName