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Functions Documentation | |
Name | plyComposeString |
Syntax | (plyComposeString player string v1 v2 ... vn) -> composedString |
Argument List | player: The player. string: The formatted string. v1 ... vn: these will replace %1%, %2%, etc. in string in the same manner that the subst function does. |
Returns | composedString: a string with the proper substitutions made for the |
Category | player, string operator |
Description | Takes a string that can include substitution tokens and outputs a string that has appropriate things substituted for those tokens. (see comment for list of tokens) |
Example |
(plyComposeString gPlayer (cat "Hey boss! " "That %man% looks like %Name% %2% by %his% %1%! " "Should I confront %him%?") "new ship" "standing") Will return one of following strings depending on the players gender ( ___ is the player's name): "Hey boss! That man looks like ___ standing by his new ship! Should I confront him?" "Hey boss! That woman looks like ___ standing by her new ship! Should I confront her?" |
Comment | KNOWN VALID TOKENS: Gender Based: %him% him or her %sir% sir or ma'am %his% his or her %son% son or daughter %brother% brother or sister %man% man or woman Others: %Name% name of the player String substitutions (like subst): %1% %2% %3% %4% ... %-1% %-2% %-3% %-4% ... Using %-1% instead of %1%, %-2% instead of %2%, etc. will capitalize the first letter of the strings substituted in. |