TFS 1.X+ Delete description of an item, partially

Ramirow · Dec 9, 2018

I don't know if this is possible or how it's done on Lua syntax. I have some items with this descriptions, added after item creation. Example:

Code:

You see a sword. Created by PlayerName. [HP+15]

Is there a way to only remove the brackets part, right now if I erase ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_DESCRIPTION it deletes all description.

Thanks!

Bogart · Dec 10, 2018

You should post the code bruh, but here's how you should do it, I guess you can figure out the rest

Lua:

str = "You see a sword. Created by PlayerName. [HP+15]" --this should be item:getAttribute(ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_DESCRIPTION)

str = str:gsub('%b[]', '')

print(str) --this should be item:setAttribute(ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_DESCRIPTION, str)

Ramirow · Dec 10, 2018

Bogart said:
You should post the code bruh, but here's how you should do it, I guess you can figure out the rest

Lua:

str = "You see a sword. Created by PlayerName. [HP+15]" --this should be item:getAttribute(ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_DESCRIPTION) str = str:gsub('%b[]', '') print(str) --this should be item:setAttribute(ITEM_ATTRIBUTE_DESCRIPTION, str)

I will try this out once I get home, just to know, what does %b means? I guess it's some kind of string operation, but I can't get my head around it just by looking at it

Bogart · Dec 10, 2018

Another item in a pattern is the '%b', that matches balanced strings. Such item is written as '%bxy', where x and y are any two distinct characters; the x acts as an opening character and the y as the closing one. For instance, the pattern '%b()' matches parts of the string that start with a `(´ and finish at the respective `)´:

print(string.gsub("a (enclosed (in) parentheses) line",
"%b()", ""))
--> a line

Typically, this pattern is used as '%b()', '%b[]', '%b%{%}', or '%b<>', but you can use any characters as delimiters.

Programming in Lua : 20.2
TL;DR: %b[] will match the part of the string that starts with '[' and ends with ']'.

2Rec · Dec 10, 2018

Just remove the brackets from the part egere it sets a description.
Or post the script if you're not sure.

Ramirow · Dec 10, 2018

2Rec said:
Just remove the brackets from the part egere it sets a description.
Or post the script if you're not sure.

I will post them later, the item receives different descriptions, when crafted trough an Smithing skill, it creates the "Created by "..player:getName().. "."
After that, those effects in brackets are added trough an Enchanting skill.
I made it so that players could remove different options as an item can contain two boosts, for example, [Ml. +1] [Regen HP +5]
The removing part is already done, but I needed a way to check the string so it doesn't remove the Created By part.

TFS 1.X+ Delete description of an item, partially

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