---
name: "BIS_fnc_playerName"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Object Manipulation"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_playerName
revid: 326963
updated: 2022-07-12T21:44:41Z
---

# BIS_fnc_playerName

*Function · Object Manipulation · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Take On Helicopters v1.00*

## Description

Return current profile's name. Deprecated since Arma 3, use [profileName](../commands/profileName.md) instead.

## Syntax

```sqf
call BIS_fnc_playerName
```

**Returns:** [String](../topics/String.md) - [profileName](../commands/profileName.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _myPlayerName = call BIS_fnc_playerName;
```

## See also

[profileName](../commands/profileName.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc playerName](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_playerName) (revision 326963).</sub>