# GetString

> Gets the string that corresponds to key in the player preferences.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.CoreModule

## GetString(string, string)

Gets the string that corresponds to `key` in the player preferences.

```csharp
public static string GetString(string key, string defaultValue)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[string]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)): The key used to retrieve the corresponding string in the player preferences.**** (\[string]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)): The value to return when no string is found for the given `key` in the player preferences.

### Returns

| Type                                                           | Description                                                                                            |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The string corresponding to the given `key`, `defaultValue` if no string is found for the given `key`. |

### Remarks

Returns given `defaultValue` if no string is found for the given `key`.

### Examples

```csharp
//Use this script to fetch the settings and show them as text on the screen.

using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerPrefsGetStringExample : MonoBehaviour
{
    string m_PlayerName;

    void Start()
    {
        //Fetch the PlayerPref settings
        SetText();
    }

    void SetText()
    {
        //Fetch name (string) from the PlayerPrefs (set these PlayerPrefs in another script). If no string exists, the default is "No Name"
        m_PlayerName = PlayerPrefs.GetString("Name", "No Name");
    }

    void OnGUI()
    {
        //Fetch the PlayerPrefs settings and output them to the screen using Labels
        GUI.Label(new Rect(50, 50, 200, 30), "Name : " + m_PlayerName);
    }
}
```

## GetString(string)

Gets the string that corresponds to `key` in the player preferences.

```csharp
public static string GetString(string key)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[string]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)): The key used to retrieve the corresponding string in the player preferences.

### Returns

| Type                                                           | Description                                                                                            |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The string corresponding to the given `key`, `string.Empty` if no string is found for the given `key`. |

### Remarks

Returns `string.Empty` if no string is found for the given `key`.