string.find problem

[Tockra]

Hello guys,

i want, that a player with a special clan tag can't connect (ABC).

Because this i made a script :

http://pastebin.com/Vsn6s6SW

There isnt a problem, but i want that a guy, who connects with the Clan tag "abc" cant connect,too because that i made this:

http://pastebin.com/AxzgLiJh

But that want not run !

Need help...

[Lordy]

When you use [] in string functions, it defines a new set

http://lua-users.org/wiki/PatternsTutorial look for sets.

So when using string.find(stringa,"[abc]") it returns if either a, b or c is found. In order to fix it, you need to escape [ and ]. I think they can be escaped with %[ and %] but I'm not sure.

[50p]

string.find looks for patterns. If you don't want it, just turn it off (4th parameter).

string.find (s, pattern [, init [, plain]])

...A value of true as a fourth, optional argument plain turns off the pattern matching facilities, so the function does a plain "find substring" operation, with no characters in pattern being considered "magic". Note that if plain is given, then init must be given as well.

[Tockra]

so? :

string.find(playerN,"[ABC]",1,false) ?

[50p]

Yes. And why don't you try it before you ask? Always try before you ask.

[Tockra]

Because that dont run ...

false is advanced setting...

Other question, cant i use getPlayerNametagText for that?

€: That run :

..or string.find(playerN,"[abc]",1,true

but i dont know why

[50p]

Yes, you can, but you should use getPlayerName instead.

string.find( getPlayerName( player ), "[abc]", 1, true );