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Trigger That Matches Strings in an Array of Vaiables
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| Posted by
| Errigour
USA (42 posts) Bio
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| Date
| Mon 06 Apr 2026 08:40 PM (UTC) |
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| I want to make a trigger that will change the color of strings
that I put in a variable. Is it possible.
I want to match 10 monster names and put them in a variable.
Then change the color of text that matches those strings until
they are removed from the variable.
If I can't do it then that would be an awesome feature to add. | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Fiendish
USA (2,555 posts) Bio
Global Moderator |
| Date
| Reply #1 on Tue 07 Apr 2026 02:54 AM (UTC) Amended on Tue 07 Apr 2026 02:55 AM (UTC) by Fiendish
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| Message
| | I'm having a hard time understanding what you mean. Could you give an example? |
https://github.com/fiendish/aardwolfclientpackage | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Nick Gammon
Australia (23,173 posts) Bio
Forum Administrator |
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| Reply #2 on Tue 07 Apr 2026 06:11 AM (UTC) Amended on Tue 07 Apr 2026 06:12 AM (UTC) by Nick Gammon
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| Message
| Make a variable (in the GUI interface), like this:
Name: mobs
Value: naga|kobold|wolf
Put the various mob names in the variable, separated by the "|" character.
Then make a trigger:
<triggers>
<trigger
custom_colour="2"
enabled="y"
expand_variables="y"
match="(@!mobs)"
regexp="y"
repeat="y"
sequence="100"
>
</trigger>
</triggers>
This expands out the variable "mobs" without escaping anything, and that becomes what is matched. Then in this example they are coloured yellow.
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- Nick Gammon
www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Errigour
USA (42 posts) Bio
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| Date
| Reply #3 on Tue 07 Apr 2026 11:02 AM (UTC) |
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| | It isn't matching. Does that have to be in a script file or can I just put (@!mobs) in the trigger pattern? | | Top |
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| Posted by
| Errigour
USA (42 posts) Bio
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| Date
| Reply #4 on Tue 07 Apr 2026 03:17 PM (UTC) |
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| | Oh it worked i just had to expand variables. Thank you so much! | | Top |
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