# sam.Net.start

> #### **sam.Net.start(** [**string**](https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/string) **message\_name,** [**array**](https://www.lua.org/pil/11.1.html) **args )**

## Description

Send a net message with arguments to (a target/targets).

## Aguments

1. [**string**](https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/string) **message\_name**
2. [**array**](https://www.lua.org/pil/11.1.html) **args**

   The array can be empty but there <mark style="color:red;">**MUST**</mark> be a <mark style="color:green;">**target**</mark> field, which can be:

   * [array](https://www.lua.org/pil/11.1.html) of [players](https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/player)
   * [player](https://wiki.facepunch.com/gmod/player)
   * <mark style="color:yellow;">"\*"</mark>

## [Examples](https://sam.goobie.me/api/net/sam.net.start)