String.match() not working

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#1 
local match = string.match("1609240-1_1609240-2_1609240-3", "1609240-1")
print(match)

This prints nil even though the shorter string is included in the longer string. Anyone know what I’m doing wrong? Also tried string.find() and it still did not work.

#2

You have to add a percentage at the last -

local match = string.match("1609240-1_1609240-2_1609240-3", "1609240%-1")
print(match)
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#3

Amazing it worked, thank you very much! Any chance you could tell me why for the future?

#4

I think it’s because so Lua adds the “-” as a character (if you use the %)

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