# GameEvent\_t

Describes a game event.

## GetName <a href="#get-name" id="get-name"></a>

[<kbd><mark style="background-color:purple;">**Method**<mark style="background-color:purple;"></kbd>](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]

Returns the event name.

**Arguments**

None.

**Returns**

| Type     | Description |
| -------- | ----------- |
| `string` | Event name. |

**Example**

```lua
if event:GetName() == 'player_hurt' then
    -- ...
end
```

***

## GetBool <a href="#get-bool" id="get-bool"></a>

[<kbd><mark style="background-color:purple;">**Method**<mark style="background-color:purple;"></kbd>](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]

Returns the boolean value by key.

**Arguments**

| Name  | Type     | Description |
| ----- | -------- | ----------- |
| `key` | `string` | Entry key.  |

**Returns**

| Type   | Description                                             |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `bool` | Entry value. Returns `false` if such key was not found. |

**Example**

```lua
event:GetBool('some_key');
```

***

## GetInt <a href="#get-int" id="get-int"></a>

[<kbd><mark style="background-color:purple;">**Method**<mark style="background-color:purple;"></kbd>](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]

Returns the integer value by key.

**Arguments**

| Name  | Type     | Description |
| ----- | -------- | ----------- |
| `key` | `string` | Entry key.  |

**Returns**

| Type  | Description                                         |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `int` | Entry value. Returns `0` if such key was not found. |

**Example**

```lua
event:GetInt('some_key');
```

***

## GetFloat <a href="#get-float" id="get-float"></a>

[<kbd><mark style="background-color:purple;">**Method**<mark style="background-color:purple;"></kbd>](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]

Returns the float value by key.

**Arguments**

| Name  | Type     | Description |
| ----- | -------- | ----------- |
| `key` | `string` | Entry key.  |

**Returns**

| Type    | Description                                           |
| ------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `float` | Entry value. Returns `0.0` if such key was not found. |

**Example**

```lua
event:GetFloat('some_key');
```

***

## GetString <a href="#get-string" id="get-string"></a>

[<kbd><mark style="background-color:purple;">**Method**<mark style="background-color:purple;"></kbd>](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]

Returns the string value by key.

**Arguments**

| Name  | Type     | Description |
| ----- | -------- | ----------- |
| `key` | `string` | Entry key.  |

**Returns**

| Type     | Description                                           |
| -------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `string` | Entry value. Returns `nil` if such key was not found. |

**Example**

```lua
event:GetString('some_key');
```

***

## GetController <a href="#get-controller" id="get-controller"></a>

[<kbd><mark style="background-color:purple;">**Method**<mark style="background-color:purple;"></kbd>](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]

{% hint style="danger" %}
If you pass a non-existent key into this function, the game might crash.
{% endhint %}

Returns the controller by key.

**Arguments**

| Name  | Type     | Description |
| ----- | -------- | ----------- |
| `key` | `string` | Entry key.  |

**Returns**

| Type                                                                                   | Description |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| [`C_CSPlayerController`](/api/instances/entities/c_baseentity/c_csplayercontroller.md) | Controller. |

**Example**

```lua
event:GetController('userid');
```

***

## GetPawnFromId <a href="#get-pawn-from-id" id="get-pawn-from-id"></a>

[<kbd><mark style="background-color:purple;">**Method**<mark style="background-color:purple;"></kbd>](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]

Returns the pawn by key.

**Arguments**

| Name  | Type     | Description |
| ----- | -------- | ----------- |
| `key` | `string` | Entry key.  |

**Returns**

| Type                                                                       | Description |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| [`C_CSPlayerPawn`](/api/instances/entities/c_baseentity/c_csplayerpawn.md) | Pawn.       |

**Example**

```lua
event:GetPawnFromId('userid');
```

[^1]: This field is a method and must be invoked using a colon (:)


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