Development Assistance Public String Prefix

So I have created a public string prefix and in game the PSP is in white rather than in colour?
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public String prefix = "&8[&bTeams&8]&r ";
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Thats the code (Without the ='s). When it is in game it has all the symbols and just simply looks like this -
http://gyazo.com/3f70c660335f16ebb8052e1d09c9cf98

If anyone knows how to fix this it would really help!
Thanks
- Matt

 

It comes up like this - http://gyazo.com/1d3959cb95feaa6a6eb5cdf50b2ffd09

 

public String prefix = "&8[&bTeams&8]&r ";
String toTranslate = "&8[&bTeams&8]&r ";

((Player)sender).sendMessage(this.prefix + ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', toTranslate) + "Teams is not currently available!"); //The Message Sent To The Player

 

@M&R Coding To me it looks like everything is working correctly. The String you give the ChatColor method translates correctly. You never pass your prefix to the translate method though. Try setting your prefix already colored, like (pseudo code):
"prefix = translate("&8[&bTeams&8]&r ")"