how to store an escape character in a variable string?

[sutorumie]

I'm attempting to make random NPC dialogue by setting up a variable to store the dialogue into, then defining the variable as a text string which is randomly selected via condition branch / rng variable. However, when I want to make the NPC say the player character's name, it instead displays it as just "N[1]". I tried using \\N[1] in the string instead of \N[1] but this just makes "\N[1]" display in the text box. \n works just fine for linebreaks though, which I found out by accident lol

Is there a way around this? \\\N[1] doesn't work either.

I wasn't able to find anything about this by googling or searching these forums, maybe I'm using the wrong terms (or maybe it's my ADD making it hard to read 100% of the things I see) but I can't seem to find anything even remotely close to what I'm looking for

 

[TheoAllen]

First, your text style of using red is not necessary, it hurts in dark mode. Besides, not sure if you're even allowed to use red/blue text color in your text bcz, well, rules.

Second, try to add double slash instead. Like \\N[12].

 

[gstv87]

I believe the reason why it's not working, is because when you order a display of \v[X], the result of \v[X] (actually a string with an escape character in it), is not further processed as *a string with an escape character in it*
it is presented as "a final result contained in this variable". (the final result being, a string, with an escape character, which should be processed, but isn't)

 

[Poryg]

I don't think you can put \n[1] inside a variable and display it like that, since message window doesn't allow compound tags (meaning you cannot have a tag inside a tag). Under normal circumstances \\N[1] (execution via code for example) would have worked, but not inside a tag. The reason why \n works as a new line is simply it being a thing of Javascript.

Btw. @TheoAllen red and blue are alright in the OP. In replies they would not be alright. Nevertheless, I agree that this kind of red is too dark.

 

[TheoAllen]

@Poryg ya know, it's okay to use it for OP formatting like a game thread. But I'm afraid this kind of stylizing will be carried into replies for a sake of being stylish (and she did). I know I did too in the long past.

As for being an actual topic, those two explanations make sense, and I missed that in fact, you did it urself and didn't work, which again I missed to read it because of the color.

 

[gstv87]

I don't think you can put \n[1] inside a variable and display it like that, since message window doesn't allow compound tags (meaning you cannot have a tag inside a tag)

you can't, because the process delivers what's in that variable and exits without double-checking, but you could, if you took the result and feed it back to the same process in order to catch that nested tag.

all I have is Ace at hand, this is a shot in the dark, but hopefully you'll get the idea.

def convert_escape_characters(text)
    result = text.to_s.clone
    result.gsub!(/\\/)            { "\e" }
    result.gsub!(/\e\e/)          { "\\" }
    result.gsub!(/\eV\[(\d+)\]/i) { $game_variables[$1.to_i] }
    result.gsub!(/\eN\[(\d+)\]/i) { actor_name($1.to_i) }
    result.gsub!(/\eP\[(\d+)\]/i) { party_member_name($1.to_i) }
    result.gsub!(/\eG/i)          { Vocab::currency_unit }
    result
  end

    result.gsub!(/\eV\[(\d+)\]/i) { $game_variables[$1.to_i] }

   result.gsub!(/\eV\[(\d+)\]/i) { convert_escape_characters($1)}

just as \n triggers a call to actor_name(result_of_operation), set \v to trigger a convert_escape_characters(result_of_operation), with "convert_escape_characters()" being in fact "ourselves", from the method's own point of view.
in essence, a feedback.

 

[sutorumie]

@gstv87 So I went through rpg_windows.js looking for something similar to those codes you posted, and I found the section on escape codes, but it wasn't quite formatted similarly enough for me to have any idea what to do with it. I started looking at the codes below to see if maybe there was something defined there, and I found this:

case '\x1b':

        this.processEscapeCharacter(this.obtainEscapeCode(textState), textState);
        break;

So I thought to myself... maybe I can use that?

Annnnd, voila!

Perfect! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction c:

 

[mlogan]

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