format

[_Ross_]

how do you use the format command? like for an example use it to show variable contents in a hint.

thanks! ;D

[dmakatra]

Like if you wanna have the damage of a vehicle:

hint format ["Yoooooo! Here's your bloody number!!! 1%", getdammage vehicle]

Sumthin like that, syntax's probably wrong.

:beat: *Gets Shot* :beat:

[Artak]

Syntax is right

[Chris Death]

syntax's probably wrong.

Syntax is right

Analysis from Armsty himself was correct, syntax is wrong
but not too much;

it's %1, and not 1%

So it should look like:

hint format ["~S~ %1", name player]

would look like:

loud ping sound, followed by top-left white hint:

~S~ [BF] ChrisDeath

[macguba]

There are a couple of examples in the online version of the command reference in the Ed Depot.   (It's called COMMANDS in the left hand menu.)  I wrote them there myself so that I could check the syntax myself whenever I have the same problem as you, which is frequently.

[dmakatra]

A good thing about format is that you can get the name of the player. This is good in MP games and in dialouges. Like this:

titletext ["Man on Drugs(Armsty) - Yo! Whazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzup Dude!", "PLAIN DOWN"]

titletext [["%1 - Not much man, just the ordinary Hollywood/Game routines. Saved the world, beat up an evil wizard, saved the blond chick.", "PLAIN DOWN"], name player]

Don't think Syntax is right on this one either, but you get the picture?

:beat: *Gets Syntax Errors* :beat:

[Black_Feather]

should be like this Armstrong for tittletext

Titletext [Format ["%1", name player],"Plain Down"]