# GetParticleSystemInfo

> Gets information on a particle system.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine.VFX](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/vfx.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.VFXModule

## GetParticleSystemInfo(int)

Gets information on a particle system.

```csharp
public VFXParticleSystemInfo GetParticleSystemInfo(int nameID)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[int]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32)): The system ID. This is the same ID that [Shader.PropertyToID](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/shader/propertytoid.md) returns.

### Returns

| Type                                                                                              | Description               |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| [VFXParticleSystemInfo](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/vfx/vfxparticlesysteminfo.md) | A VFXSystemInfo instance. |

## GetParticleSystemInfo(string)

Gets information on a particle system.

```csharp
public VFXParticleSystemInfo GetParticleSystemInfo(string name)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[string]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)): The name of the particle system.

### Returns

| Type                                                                                              | Description               |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| [VFXParticleSystemInfo](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityengine/vfx/vfxparticlesysteminfo.md) | A VFXSystemInfo instance. |