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heelp I need to add a prefix?
Please encode Lua code in the Lua block code tag (look for the Lua icon in the editor).
local player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local prefix = "."
player.Chatted:Connect(function(msg)
local target
if msg:lower():match("goto") then
if game.Players:FindFirstChild(msg:sub(6)) then
target = workspace:FindFirstChild(msg:sub(6))
print(target)
player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = CFrame.new(target.Head.Position)
end
end
end)
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Don't call FindFirstChild twice, that's inefficient. Store the return result in a variable, check the result, then use the variable. Ziffixture 6913 — 2y
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You need to expand on your string pattern.
The prefix you wish to use is considered a "magic character", so you will need to escape the dot to ensure it is evaluated literally. This is done with the % character. Furthermore, you can use string captures to eliminate the need for string:sub.
-- "^" ensures the pattern occurs at the beginning of the string. See the
-- hyperlink to get a better understanding of the full pattern.
local Arguments = (".goto Ziffixture"):match("^%.goto (.+)")
if Arguments then
print(Arguments) --> "Ziffixture" (Match was successful)
end