GameMaker (solved) string_replace is completely broken (im just an idiot)

[Evanski]

Heres what I mean:
We have a string (our_password)

our_password = "2000000";

Okay now what we want is for 0 to become 1

So in a step event we put:

our_password = string_replace(our_password, 0, 1);

So because its in a step event it will replace all the 0's, dont worry about that just look what happens

When the code runs the string becomes this:

2`61111

Shouldn't it be:

2111111

 

[chamaeleon]

Heres what I mean:
We have a string (our_password)

our_password = "2000000";

Okay now what we want is for 0 to become 1

So in a step event we put:

our_password = string_replace(our_password, 0, 1);

So because its in a step event it will replace all the 0's, dont worry about that just look what happens

When the code runs the string becomes this:

2`61111

Shouldn't it be:

2111111

You could try to actually pass strings as arguments instead of numbers..

 

[Danei]

I think you need to be replacing substrings with substrings and not integers. Try

our_password = string_replace(our_password,"0", "1");

 

[Octopus_Tophat]

our_password = string_replace(our_password, "0", "1");

edit: dang I got beat.

 

[samspade]

Heres what I mean:
We have a string (our_password)

our_password = "2000000";

Okay now what we want is for 0 to become 1

So in a step event we put:

our_password = string_replace(our_password, 0, 1);

So because its in a step event it will replace all the 0's, dont worry about that just look what happens

When the code runs the string becomes this:

2`61111

Shouldn't it be:

2111111

Just a quick review of the manual shows you what the problem is: https://docs2.yoyogames.com/source/_build/3_scripting/4_gml_reference/strings/string_replace.html

 

[Evanski]

*mega Face-palm* Its been a long day..Thanks guys
This works

our_password = string_replace(our_password,"0", "1");

 

[Bayesian]

I was not able to reproduce using the exact code from the OP. It works as intended. Something else is wrong. Try clearing your cache(broom icon) and checking for other references to our_password

edit: Also you should be running this once with string_replace_all()

///Create
str = "2000000"
show_debug_message(str)

//Step
str = string_replace(str, 0, 1)

show_debug_message(str)

///Output
2000000
2100000
2110000
2111000
2111100
2111110
2111111
...

 

[Evanski]

I was not able to reproduce using the exact code from the OP. It works as intended. Something else is wrong. Try clearing your cache(broom icon) and checking for other references to our_password

edit: Also you should be running this once with string_replace_all()

///Create
str = "2000000"
show_debug_message(str)

//Step
str = string_replace(str, 0, 1)

show_debug_message(str)

///Output
2000000
2100000
2110000
2111000
2111100
2111110
2111111
...

Clearing the cache still produces the error

 

[Bayesian]

try a fresh project. what os, version and runtime are you on?

edit: if it works in a fresh project try my code in the current one and post the output

 

[Evanski]

try a fresh project. what os, version and runtime are you on?

edit: if it works in a fresh project try my code in the current one and post the output

New project:

2;111111

Windows 8.1, IDE v2.2.1.375, Runtime V2.2.1.291

 

[Bayesian]

So it seems they changed it in the last update, I don't think this is intentional since many functions in GML will convert to string for you but you have to use "" for it to work now. I'd report this and see what they say

Windows 7, IDE v2.2.1.375, Runtime V2.2.1.291

2�:�00000
2:��100
2:��110
2:��111
2:��111
2:��111