Get player number in room with ViewID

MomasVII · August 2020

I have this code...

other.gameObject.GetComponent<PhotonView>().ViewID

Assuming PUN has a reliable list of players that does not change and can be traversed I want to find out what number in that list they are, if that makes sense.

So I have
Player1 VIEWID: 1001
Player2 VIEWID: 2001
Player3 VIEWID: 4001
Player4 VIEWID: 5001

I want to use the ViewID to find out that ViewID 4001 is 3rd in that list. I hope that all makes sense and is easily possible.

Thanks

JohnTube · August 2020

Hi @MomasVII,

Thank you for choosing Photon!

As explained here, the PhotonView ViewID is obtained using the actor number of the actor who instantiated/created it.
PhotonView.CreatorActorNr will give you the actor number.
The creator can be 0 if it's a room object.
The creator can leave the room or be inactive.

However you should be aware of the difference between actor number and player index in the room.

Get player number in room with ViewID

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