Solved How to make a config file change ChatColor of text.

So I am new to configuration files and pulling data from them. I want people in the config file to type a color like white, black, blue and it will add it to the chatcolor. Here is my code for the generating the config on the onEnable(){}

Code:java

File file = new File(getDataFolder() + File.separator + "config.yml");
        if (!file.exists()){
            this.getConfig().addDefault("ChatColor", "White");
            this.getConfig().options().copyDefaults(true);
            this.saveConfig();
        }

Ok we got that but now here is my ChatColor code \

Code:java

(ChatColor. + this.getConfig().getString("ChatColor"))

Any help would be great thanks.

 

First off, your onEnable() method can be much simpler! Simply add:

Code:java

this.saveDefaultConfig();

to it, and it will do the folder and file loading for you, with a single line!

Also, one possible way is to do the following:

Code:java

(ChatColor. + this.getConfig().getString("ChatColor"));

You could put this into a message like this:

Code:java

p.sendMessage(ChatColor. + this.getConfig().getString("ChatColor") + "Hello, I'm a message!");

It's EXTREMELY important that you configure your config.yml correctly if you do this, however. You MUST use a VALID color code, and it must be all caps. Like this example:

Code:

ChatColor: 'LIGHT_BLUE'

This would set it to ChatColor.LIGHT_BLUE.

 

I tried that but on .getConfig() it says method is undefined and for ChatColor. + this. says No enclosing instance of the type ChatColor is accessible in scope

 

You need to add a "" to make it a string.

Code:java

(ChatColor. + "" + this.getConfig().getString("ChatColor"));

Sorry I forgot that.
This also goes for in a message:

Code:java

(ChatColor. + "" + this.getConfig().getString("ChatColor") + "Hello!");

Note there's an alternate, easier way to do this with .translateAlternateColorCodes(), although I am not experienced in using this method.

 

The . after ChatColor. is underlined in red and won't run the event properly.
Sorry for being a pain

I got it

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

Nice, how'd you get it? I'm actually quite interested.

 

ChatColor. is not a valid enum value, you have to do ChatColor.valueOf