Find keyword in multi line string and then return with the string

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Heres what im trying to do:

local Color = string.find(Clan.Description, "Color")

print(Color)

Then it’d return

Colors are so cool

out of

Wowza
Colors are so cool
I love to dance

(obviously just an example)

2

Couldn’t you do:
string.match(your_string, "Colors are so cool")

3

No because the text afterwards can change

4

I’m confused on what you want to happen.

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That was just an example more accurately its a multi line string that im gathering values from, for an example

Color:255,255,255

im gathering this from a groups description and then loading it into the game

6

What is the exact format for the color string

7

The string its receiving?

Color:255,255,255
i plan on using string.split to turn it into key, value and then value would be the color

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The catch is im also gonna have other values that operate the same way so I need to gather them and the values.

9

You could do something like this:
string.match(your_string, "Color:%d+,%d+,%d+")

If you just wanted the number part, remove “Color:” from the pattern string.

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what does %d+ stand for? a value?

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It represents a numerical digit and the + is a modifier to match one or more of the preceding character class.

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12

so then how would i do the same thing if it was a string?

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It is for a string. It searches for numerical digit characters in a string.

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What I mean is like lets say instead of 255,255,255 it was a brickcolor like idk Bright Red

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Then you would have to search for a different string pattern I suppose. That’s why I asked you what the format was. If you have multiple formats then you need multiple checks.

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