Namespace: Steamworks

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GetLeaderboard

This function gets a game's leaderboard.

Syntax

Parameter Description
name leaderboard name

Returns

Returns the ID of the leaderboard if successful, otherwise zero is returned.

Example

-- Initialize Steam
if not Steamworks.Initialize() then
    RuntimeError("Steamworks failed to initialize.")
    return
end

-- Get the leaderboard
local leaderboard = Steamworks.GetLeaderboard("Feet Traveled")
Print("Leaderboard: " .. tostring(leaderboard))

-- Get leaderboard entries and print them
local entries = Steamworks.GetLeaderboardEntries(leaderboard, Steamworks.LEADERBOARD_AROUNDUSER)
for n = 1, #entries do
    local name = Steamworks.GetUserName(entries[n].userid)
    Print(name .. ": " .. tostring(entries[n].score))
end

-- Shutdown Steam
Steamworks.Shutdown()
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