GetService

Builtin · Roblox

Looks up a Roblox service by type name. The only generic besides collections and static_cast.

Syntax

T GetService<T>();

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
T	class name	Service class, e.g. Players, RunService.

Return value

An Instance of class T (game:GetService("T")).

Luau emit

game:GetService("T")

Description

T is the Roblox class name, not a C++ template you define. You must #include <clpp/roblox.clh> (IntelliSense) so the editor knows the type.

There is no game:GetService in CL++ source — always this form.

Example

#include <clpp/roblox.clh>

void init() {
    Players players = GetService<Players>();
    post("online: " .: players.GetPlayers());
}

Emits:

local players: Players = game:GetService("Players")
print("online: " .. players:GetPlayers())

See also

new · include · instance-pointer