Global Command: getProperty

Command History

Available since v3.7

system_language property added to v3.8

Return the requested property.

Syntax:

getProperty(property)

Example 1: "platform"

-- if platform = windows then do some action else if ...
if getProperty("platform") == "win" then 
 getObject("Conditions[win]"):setValue(VConditionValue, true)
elseif getProperty("platform") == "mac" then
 getObject("Conditions[mac]"):setValue(VConditionValue, true)
elseif getProperty("platform") == "linux" then
 getObject("Conditions[linux]"):setValue(VConditionValue, true)
elseif getProperty("platform") == "ios" then
 getObject("Conditions[ios]"):setValue(VConditionValue, true)
elseif getProperty("platform") == "android" then 
 getObject("Conditions[win]"):setValue(VConditionValue, true)
end

Example 2: "steam_initialized"

-- let's check if steam has initialized & set a value based on return value
local steamLoaded == getProperty("steam_initialized")

if steamLoaded then
 getObject("Conditions[steamInit]"):setValue(VConditionValue, true)
else
 getObject("Conditions[steamInit]"):setValue(VConditionValue, false)
end

Example 3: "system_language"

-- let's check the current users operating system language & store it in a variable
local sysLang == getProperty("system_language")

if sysLang == "English" then
 game:setValue(VGameStandardLanguage, getObject("Languages[English]"))
elseif sysLang == "German" then
 game:setValue(VGameStandardLanguage, getObject("Languages[German]"))
end

Arguments

property: "string"

• "platform" (returns win, mac, linux, ios, or android; depending on users operating system)
• "steam_initialized" (true/false depending if the steam_api is successfully loaded & client is connected)
• "system_language" (returns users system language in english; english, german, spanish etc)

Flags

none

Return

property
The requested property value

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