getnamecallmethod - Mintlify Starter Kit

Returns the name of the method being called: for player:Kick(), that is "Kick".
Only __namecall produces this; no other metamethod does.

getnamecallmethod(): string?

Most commonly paired with hookmetamethod to read the method name and decide whether to block, log, or redirect that specific call.

Returns

string? - the method name as a string when called from inside a __namecall metamethod, otherwise nil.

Example

Pick any Roblox game, where a LocalScript (or a ModuleScript) triggers a :Kick() on the LocalPlayer - detect the Kick namecall, and silence it before it executes.

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local method = getnamecallmethod()
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-- getnamecallmethod(): string?
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local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer
local mt = getrawmetatable(game)
setreadonly(mt, false)

local oldNamecall
oldNamecall = hookmetamethod(game, "__namecall", function(self, ...)
    if getnamecallmethod() == "Kick" and self == player then
        warn(`Client tried to kick!`)
        return
    end
    
    return oldNamecall(self, ...)
end)

-- Note: this will not work if the server tries to kick you.
-- Only applies to a client-sided :Kick().

Only valid when called inside a custom __namecall metamethod callback.