Bukkit How do I get a argument from a string? - console

Question

I'm trying to make a plugin that detects when people chat
"#say " it will broadcast a message with those arguments.
What I need to know is how to get arguments from a string.
Please help.
Main:
package com.gong.say;
import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
public class Main extends JavaPlugin{
String sayMessage = ChatColor.GREEN + "Your message has been said!";
public void onEnable()
{
Bukkit.getLogger().info("[BukkitAPIEnhancer] Plugin started!");
Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(new ChatListener(this), this);
}
public void onDisable()
{
Bukkit.getLogger().info("[BukkitAPIEnhancer] Plugin disabled!");
}
}
ChatListener:
package com.gong.say;
import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
import org.bukkit.event.player.AsyncPlayerChatEvent;
public class ChatListener implements Listener {
Main plugin;
public ChatListener(Main plugin)
{
this.plugin = plugin;
}
#EventHandler
public void onChat(AsyncPlayerChatEvent e)
{
if(e.isAsynchronous())
{
String message = e.getMessage();
if(message.contains("#say"))
{
//String[] args = Arguments after #say
//Bukkit.broadcastMessage(args);
}
}
}
}

Answer 1

You should usually use commands prefixed by /, so, normally you would do /say String[args], and It would be easier to get the arguments, yet if you want it to be prefixed by #, then that's another story. You could do something like this:
if(message.contains("#say")){
String messageToSend = message.replaceAll("#say", "");//get the arguments
if(messageToSend.length <= 0){//make sure there's something after #say
e.getPlayer().sendMessage("Correct usage: #say <arguments>"); //the user didn't put anything after #say
return;
}
else{
e.setCancelled(true);//cancel the event
Bukkit.getServer().broadcastMessage(messageToSend);//send the message that comes after "#say"
//you may want to add a chat color to the message to make it stand out more
}
}
So, here's what your event should look like:
#EventHandler
public void onChat(AsyncPlayerChatEvent e){
if(e.isAsynchronous()){
String message = e.getMessage();
if(message.contains("#say")){
String messageToSend = message.replaceAll("#say", "");//get the arguments
if(messageToSend.length <= 0){//make sure there's something after #say
e.getPlayer().sendMessage("Correct usage: #say <arguments>"); //the user didn't put anything after #say
return;
}
else{
e.setCancelled(true);//cancel the event
Bukkit.getServer().broadcastMessage(messageToSend);//send the message that comes after "#say"
//you may want to add a chat color to the message to make it stand out more
}
}
}
}

Answer 2

#EventHandler
public void onChat2(AsyncPlayerChatEvent e) {
if(e.isAsynchronous()) {
String msg = e.getMessage();
/** Verify if message starts with #say **/
if(msg.startsWith("#say")) {
/** Split message for get the args **/
String[] args = e.getMessage().split(" ");
/** Verify if have something after #say **/
if(args.length > 1) {
/** Cancel message and broadcast **/
e.setCancelled(true);
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for(int i = 1; i <args.length; i++) {
sb.append(args[i] + " ");
}
/** Add color to broadcast */
String broadcast = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', sb.toString());
/** Broadcast prefix **/
String prefix = "§c[Broadcast] §r";
/** Broadcast **/
Bukkit.broadcastMessage(prefix + broadcast);
}
}
}
}