GM:PlayerSay
Description
Called when a player dispatched a chat message. For the clientside equivalent, see GM:OnPlayerChat.
Arguments
Returns
Example
Adds a coin flip command to the chat. Player should type /flip (/FLIP and /Flip will work too)
hook.Add("PlayerSay", "CoinFlip", function( ply, text )
if string.lower(text) == "/flip" then
PrintMessage(HUD_PRINTTALK, ply:Nick() .. " flipped the coin and got " .. (math.random(2) == 1 and "heads" or "tails" ) )
return ""
end
end)
Output:
Player1 flipped the coin and got headsExample
Adds a symbol counter command to the chat. Player should type /len *text*
hook.Add("PlayerSay", "CharCount", function( ply, text )
if string.find(string.lower(text),"^/len ") then
ply:ChatPrint("Your message has " .. utf8.len(string.sub(text,6)) .. " symbol(s)") -- We use 6 in string.sub because it's a length of `/len ` + 1
return ""
end
end)
Output:
Your message has 5 symbol(s) when player typed /len Hello
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