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How do I detect if a person is typing in the person's username?

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If you don't understand what the script is suppose to do, just read the information below

When you click button while you have a part of the username, it will print the full username and happy

if you don't type in a username or a part of it it will print sad

the script doesnt work when dont type in the username, please help me

script.Parent.BackGround1.Enter.MouseButton1Click:connect( function()

		for i,v in next, game.Players:GetChildren() do
			if string.len(v.Name) >= string.len(script.Parent.BackGround1.UsernameHandler.Text) then
				if string.lower(script.Parent.BackGround1.UsernameHandler.Text) == string.lower(string.sub(v.Name,0,string.len(script.Parent.BackGround1.UsernameHandler.Text))) then
					print(v.Name)
	if script.Parent.BackGround1.UsernameHandler.Text == (v.Name) then
	print("happy")
	else
		print("sad")
	end
	end
	end
end
end)
Anonymous

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The problem was that you compared the text input with itself. Also a string's first character is numbered 1 (not 0). This should work for you :P

local function getPlayer(String)
    for i, Player in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
        if string.sub(string.lower(Player.Name), 1, string.len(String)) == string.lower(String) then
            print("Found player:", Player.Name)
            return Player
        end
    end
end

script.Parent.BackGround1.Enter.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	local Player = getPlayer(script.Parent.BackGround1.UsernameHandler.Text)
	if Player then
		print(Player.Name)
	end
end)
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