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How can I detect user text input?

Started by Azhf, 20 April 2013 - 05:09 PM

Azhf #1

177 posts

Location Murrika

Posted 20 April 2013 - 07:09 PM

So I am working on YouFindYourselfInARoom(a game on newgrounds) in CC, and I need to know how to detect certain text inputs written by the user such as "Look". Is this possible? If not, then I can believe I won't be able to make YFYIAR on CC :(/>

BigSHinyToys #2

992 posts

Posted 20 April 2013 - 07:13 PM

local test = "bla"
local input = read()
if test == input then
print("same")
else
print("diffrent")
end

theoriginalbit #3

7508 posts

Location Australia

Posted 20 April 2013 - 07:18 PM

string.find will solve your problems.


local input = string.lower(read())
if input:find('look') then
  -- the input they have typed contains look
end

Azhf #4

177 posts

Location Murrika

Posted 20 April 2013 - 09:08 PM

Thanks guys. :)/>