[&6] Color Support in Config.yml file

i don't know what that means..

 

SeanyJo
If you post code (java code for example)

do it like this:

Code:

[code]your code...
your second code line...
...[/ code] <-- without space here

 

uhhh....

EDIT: oh, i get it now. How would I fix the colors not working?

 

You should actually use

Code:

[syntax=java]Put java code here[/syntax]

And end up with:

Code:java

Put java code here

 

Not trying to be rude, but if you can barely comprehend on how to create syntax boxes and follow the directions multiple people have layed out, then maybe you shouldn't be here.

 

While that does come off as rude, I get where you're coming from and you're right. It's not meant in a mean way, but some people try to dive right into Bukkit without knowing basic Java. I understand how annoying it is, because you "just wanna make some plugins!".

SeanyJo
Maybe check out a new youtube series I'm making where I teach Java from the very beginning, but in a way that uses Bukkit. Might help you out without having you feel like you're learning something for nothing.

SeanyJo
So to answer your question, your event method should be as follows:

Code:java

@EventHandler
public void onPlayerChat(AsyncPlayerChatEvent e)
{
e.setMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&',e.getMessage()));
}
 
}

The .translateAlternateColorCodes('&', e.getMessage()) method basically just takes the string that you give it (in this case it's the message the player sent) and translates the "&" symbol in the message and the letter that follows it (one of the color codes like a,b,c,d,etc.) into a ChatColor.Color string.

So if I have

Code:java

String myString = "&bHey man!"

and I do

Code:java

String myNewString = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', myString)

it will set myNewString to ChatColor.AQUA + "Hey man!"

Hope this helps out a bit my friend.

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

 

it did help, and how would I do it for the config, and on signs as well? For the signs, I know it contains something like:

Code:java

if lines[I] contains("&")//with i meaning any of the lines, like: for (int i = 0; i <= 3; i++)[/I]
[I]ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes("&", lines[I]);[/I][/I]
[I][/I]

EDIT: I got signs to work, but i'm lost on the config.

 

I'm not quite sure on what you're asking... are you trying to set actual color in a config.yml file?

 

I'm trying to make it so that when I have a string in the config called "motd", and when I put '&6&lWelcome!',
it shows up as gold and bold in game, not &6&lWelcome!

 

For the config you just get the string, then use the same method as I described above. I believe the same goes for signs.

 

The signs work, but I found a bug with the chat: Whenever I do a bold, italic, underline, or magic color code, it does the same to my name. So, if I do &k&lhi, my name is all magic as well as my message. I can't seem to get the config to work, here's my code for the color listener for the config:

Code:java

 public void configColor()
{
if(plugin.getConfig().contains("&")) {
ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', "String");
}
}
}

EDIT: I found an error in the console, here it is:
http://pastie.org/8350625

 

All it takes is a simple look at the error to see that '!' is not allowed.

 

I fixed that by putting the '&9Hi!' around it. But the colors still don't work.

 

SeanyJo
Change your last posted code to:

Code:

public String configColor(String path) {
    return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', plugin.getConfig().getString(path));
}

To get a colored string from the config, do:

Code:

String colored = configColor("thePathInTheConfig");

 

the String, colored, and configColor are undefined terms, and theres no import for c0nfigColor (in the getting path variable)

 

SeanyJo
? Show your code please.

 

I changed it up a bit, and heres the new code.

Code:java

player.sendMessage(plugin.getConfig().getString(configColor("prefix")));

The config is this: http://pastie.org/8353236

EDIT: In-game, it shows up as a blank line, like the clearing chat plugins.

 

SeanyJo

Code:

player.sendMessage(configColor("prefix"));

 

SeanyJo
Dude, start by learning basic syntax please. Then read the docs. It is annoying how lost you are and we can't explain what you're doing wrong because of your lack of knowledge.

Make sure you have a config.yml packaged with your jar. Make sure you put apostrophes around the message:

Code:

motd: '&cMy message for the the message!'

In the onEnable() make sure to save the default config.
Lastly, do:

Code:java

//in the onCommand method
//1         2                 3           4                       5                       6      7             8
sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.translateColorCodes('&', plugin.getConfig().getString("motd"));

1: This is the person who sent the command
2: This is sending a single line message
3: An enum that contains colors
4: A function that turns the default color character to 5
5: The character you want to change to
6: A method that returns the config.yml
7: Gets text at the path 8
8: The path to get from

 

Your method, as well as bukkit's translateAlternateColorCodes method, both use regex. They are basically the same

 

Code:java

public String translateColorCodes(char code, String string) {
 
return string.replace('&', '§')
}

This is what the method looks like. There's no point in making redundant references.

 

Ive already done all of that.... i',m not THAT stupid, no offense.

 

If you're wanting colorized config files, then it's not possible afaik.

 

I didn't want colorized config files.... -_- I wanted them to show up in color in-game. Also, janmm solved it for me.