How can i filter a textbox

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  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
    wanted to filter a textbox
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    trying to filter the textbox
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-- how can i make a filter for textbox
--ofc i cant code

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ok
i just want to filter a textbox
ofc im not showing a video if it works or not

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Take a look at this doc. That should provide the answer!

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let me see if it works 1 second

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wait how do i use these :skull: :sad: i dont know

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@6Square4 gave you a doc providing information on how to filter, what are you confused by?

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textbox.Changed:Connect(function()
textbox.Text = TextService:FilterStringAsync(textbox.Text, game.Players.LocalPlayer.UserId);
end)

-- Try that! Note: I never used this function so it could be incorrect
-- on the way I handled it.
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ok let me test that out lol :skateboard: i did not expect to this thingy be so easy

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If that doesn’t work, just detect when the textbox is no longer focused and then update it (as that function would update it as they type.)

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is it a game:GetService(“TextService”)? its giving me error of something let me see

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If that doesn’t work, I think I have a solution that doesn’t need FilterStringAsync:

if text.Text ~= string.sub(0, #string) then
    repeat wait(0.1) until text.Text ~= " "
end
-- make sure text variable is the text box that you want players to type in
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its says that it needed to be called from server script
yes dfn150

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Could you please try my script?

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Try dfn150’s script - if it still doesn’t work, fire the server to return the filtered string.

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its a death screen you can customize it i just wanted filter to prevent putting bad words and deleting my account
by the way its need to be roblox filter bc its good :skull: :sad:

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If you want it to filter the Roblox chat system, then that is not possible

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Try something like this then if his doesn’t work:

local Message = " ";
local Textbox = script.Parent;
local Filter = remotes.Filter;
Textbox.FocusLost:Connect(function()
local newMessage = Filter:InvokeServer(Textbox.Text);
Message = newMessage;
Textbox.Text = Message;
end)

On the server:

function remote.OnServerInvoke(player, String)
return TextService:FilterStringAsync(String, player.UserId);
end
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oh then it gotta be atleast a good filter to filter a textbox

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i want to say which remote is it is it a binthingy function
nevermind

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Remote Function to return data back to the client.

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local banned_words = {
"bad word",
"something else",
"etc"
}

TextBox.Changed:Connect(function()
    if TextBox.Text == [1, #banned_words] then --if this line errors than put parentheses over 1 and banned words
        TextBox.Text = "Will not load text" --or something else
    end
end)
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