Mudlet vs GMCP - checking a substring against a table

Xli

How can I check for whether a substring within a string exists in a table?

My string is from GMCP, for example:

{

  Char = {

    Items = {

      Add = {

        location = "room",

        item = {

          id = "84684",

          name = "a diminutive fairy",

          attrib = "m"

        }

      }, [some more stuff in the GMCP table] }

I have the value fairy in my table. How can I check for it?

Mannimar

@Xli

You can use:

string.match(gmcp.Char.Items.Add.name, "fairy")

I don't know if there is a more efficient way, but it's what I do for my targeter.

You can get a whole lot more complicated, especially because many times you want to differentiate between the items in your room versus in your inventory. 

so for that you'd need an if statement:

if gmcp.Char.Items.Add.location == "room" then

whatever you want

end

Xli

Aha! I had gmcp.Char.Items.Add.item.name instead of gmcp.Char.Items.Add.name

However, it's not updating when mobs enter and leave the room... apart from looking / ih / etc, is there a way to get it to refresh the table?

Mannimar

Thats a completely different tag.

You're wanting gmcp.Char.Items.Remove

it's easier to set this up on its own script.

also item.name should be right. I do mine just a little differently, so I missed typed it.

You can refresh the list with QL and LOOK as well.

You'll need to pull from gmcp.Char.Items.List for that