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string.gsub parentheses error "Invalid pattern capture?" (Code provided)
var = "(I do not enjoy pineapple pizza.)"
var = string.gsub(var, "(", "")
var = string.gsub(var, ")", "")
print(var)
I want to know how to remove parentheses from a string. The code provided gives error "Invalid pattern capture."
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Hey Shaddy, what you're finding here is lua recognizing that as a magic character.
() are part of the magic characters and have special meaning when used in a pattern, more information can be found here.
In order for you to just get the ( part of the string you want to use % which allows you to escape it from being recognized as a pattern, and just taken as a simple string.
Example:
local var = "(I do not enjoy pineapple pizza.)"
var = string.gsub(var, "%(", "")
var = string.gsub(var, "%)", "")
print(var) --> I do not enjoy pineapple pizza.