SetAccountAge

PluginSecurity

This member cannot be used in scripts, but is usable in the command bar and plugins.

Unsafe

For thread safety, this property is not safe to read in an unsynchronized thread.

Function of:

Player

Description:

The SetAccountAge function sets the Player/AccountAge of the player in days.

It is used to set the Player property that describes how long ago a player’s account was registered in days.

This does not set the age of the player on the account, but the age of the account itself relative to when it was first created.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
Name accountAge	Type int	Default	Summary The age of the account in days.

Returns

Return Type	Summary
Return Type void	Summary No return.

Code Samples

Account Age Mark

This code sample adds a mark to players showing about how old their account is. The mark uses a player’s account age to determine if they are a New Player, Veteran Player or Regular Player.

			
			
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			local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local MAX_AGE_NEW_PLAYER = 7 -- a week
local MIN_AGE_VETERAN = 365 -- one year

-- This function marks a part with text using a BillboardGui
local function mark(part, text)
	local bbgui = Instance.new("BillboardGui")
	bbgui.AlwaysOnTop = true
	bbgui.StudsOffsetWorldSpace = Vector3.new(0, 2, 0)
	bbgui.Size = UDim2.new(0, 200, 0, 50)
	local textLabel = Instance.new("TextLabel")
	textLabel.Size = UDim2.new(1, 0, 1, 0) -- Fill parent
	textLabel.Text = text
	textLabel.TextColor3 = Color3.new(1, 1, 1)
	textLabel.TextStrokeTransparency = 0
	textLabel.BackgroundTransparency = 1
	textLabel.Parent = bbgui
	-- Add to part
	bbgui.Parent = part
	bbgui.Adornee = part
end

local function onPlayerSpawned(player, character)
	local head = character:WaitForChild("Head")
	if player.AccountAge >= MIN_AGE_VETERAN then
		mark(head, "Veteran Player")
	elseif player.AccountAge <= MAX_AGE_NEW_PLAYER then
		mark(head, "New Player")
	else
		mark(head, "Regular Player")
	end
end

local function onPlayerAdded(player)
	-- Listen for this player spawning
	if player.Character then
		onPlayerSpawned(player, player.Character)
	end
	player.CharacterAdded:Connect(function ()
		onPlayerSpawned(player, player.Character)
	end)
end

-- Listen for players being added
for _, player in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
	onPlayerAdded(player)
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
		

			
		

			
				
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Setting the Player's Account Age

This example demonstrates how the Player/SetAccountAge function would be used if it was accessible. It sets the local player’s account age to 100 days.

			
				Setting the Player's Account Age

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			​local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
player:SetAccountAge(100)
		
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