Problem using a string function

[TheMtaUser555]

Nothing happens when I try this ( it's supposed to remove all the HEX code ):

addEventHandler('onPlayerChangeNick', root, 
    function(oldNick, newNick) 
        if string.find( newNick, '#%x%x%x%x%x%x') then 
            setPlayerName ( source, oldNick ) 
        end 
    end 
) 

I also tried to use gsub and then setPlayerName, put it spams the chatbox..

Any help would be appreciated

[Castillo]

addEventHandler ( 'onPlayerChangeNick', root, 
    function ( oldNick, newNick ) 
        if string.find ( newNick, '#%x%x%x%x%x%x' ) then 
            outputChatBox ( "You can't use HEX codes.", source, 255, 0, 0 ) 
            cancelEvent ( ) 
        end 
    end 
) 

That'll not change the nick if new one has HEX codes, and it'll send a message to the player.

[Anderl]

This should do what you want:

addEventHandler('onPlayerChangeNick', root, 
    function(_, new) 
        setPlayerName(source, new:gsub('#%x%x%x%x%x%x', '')) 
    end 
) 

[TheMtaUser555]

addEventHandler ( 'onPlayerChangeNick', root, 
    function ( oldNick, newNick ) 
        if string.find ( newNick, '#%x%x%x%x%x%x' ) then 
            outputChatBox ( "You can't use HEX codes.", source, 255, 0, 0 ) 
            cancelEvent ( ) 
        end 
    end 
) 

That'll not change the nick if new one has HEX codes, and it'll send a message to the player.

thanks, that worked. I tried using string.find before but it didn't work, I guess it was because I didn't cancel the event

[Anderl]

addEventHandler ( 'onPlayerChangeNick', root, 
    function ( oldNick, newNick ) 
        if string.find ( newNick, '#%x%x%x%x%x%x' ) then 
            outputChatBox ( "You can't use HEX codes.", source, 255, 0, 0 ) 
            cancelEvent ( ) 
        end 
    end 
) 

That'll not change the nick if new one has HEX codes, and it'll send a message to the player.

thanks, that worked. I tried using string.find before but it didn't work, I guess it was because I didn't cancel the event

You might want to try mine, it removes HEX codes automatically.