Legacy GM How to remove a # from a variable storing a players name

[BaconMuncher]

Okay, I have a game and the players name is stored inside a variable. But when their name has the # sign as any part of their name such as Sean#90 or Punk#ssB#tch.. then printing that variable name inside gamemaker causes the # to create an ENTER and it draws the Sean then [enter] and 90 on the next line -or- it would draw Punk then ss then tch on the next two lines.

Is there anyway to not make the draw command see the # as an "enter" or is there an easy loop or command to remove all # characters from a name variable?

Thanks!

 

[Evanski]

string_replace(name,"#","");

could also replace # with /# which gml will see as just a # as text not a new line

 

[BaconMuncher]

awesome, thanks! ...But when I use that command.. Gamemaker is still entering everything after the # that we deleted on the next line.. which I don't want. How would I resolve this?

 

[Roderick]

awesome, thanks! ...But when I use that command.. Gamemaker is still entering everything after the # that we deleted on the next line.. which I don't want. How would I resolve this?

string_replace() doesn't change the string that you feed it; it returns the modified string. You need to use name = string_replace(name, "#", "")

Also, I think string_replace only replaces the first occurrence, not all. You may need to create a loop that checks if there's a # and keeps running the command until they're all gone.

 

[BattleRifle BR55]

Also, I think string_replace only replaces the first occurrence, not all. You may need to create a loop that checks if there's a # and keeps running the command until they're all gone.

Or simply use string_replace_all()

 

[Roderick]

I figured there was probably a command that did that, but I didn't have time to check the docs.

 

[Evanski]

string_replace() doesn't change the string that you feed it; it returns the modified string. You need to use name = string_replace(name, "#", "")

Also, I think string_replace only replaces the first occurrence, not all. You may need to create a loop that checks if there's a # and keeps running the command until they're all gone.

String = string_replace_all(string,"#","");

 

[Pixel-Team]

I figured there was probably a command that did that, but I didn't have time to check the docs.

Good thing you had time to check the forums!!

 

[Roderick]

Good thing you had time to check the forums!!

Ha!

When I'm at work, sometimes I have to drop my phone to go deal with things, and can't come back for a while afterwards.