Is it possible to check for a specific symbol with a typewriter effect utilizing MaxVisibleGraphemes?

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#1

I’m currently using the below code for my typewriter effect, and it works fine. But I want to find out a way of adding pauses in between, like at commas and periods. Is there any way of checking for a symbol inside a string using this method?

local function typewriter(label, text : string, FX : Sound)
	label.Text = text
	label.MaxVisibleGraphemes = 0
	
	for i = 1, text:len() do 
		isWriting = true
		FX:Play()
		label.MaxVisibleGraphemes += 1
		task.wait(.04)
	end
	
	isWriting = false
end

Thank you.

#2 
local function typewriter(label, text : string, FX : Sound)
	label.Text = text
	label.MaxVisibleGraphemes = 0

	local pauseLength = 0.04 -- length of pause in seconds
	
	for i = 1, text:len() do
		isWriting = true
		FX:Play()
		label.MaxVisibleGraphemes += 1
		
		-- Check for comma or period
		if string.find(text, "[,.]", label.MaxVisibleGraphemes) then
			task.wait(pauseLength * 2) -- pause for twice as long
		else
			task.wait(pauseLength) -- pause for normal length
		end
	end
	
	isWriting = false
end
#3

You can use string.sub to get a substring of your text, and then use string.find to check if the substring contains a comma or a period.
local function typewriter(label, text : string, FX : Sound)
local i = 0
label.Text = text
label.MaxVisibleGraphemes = 0
while i < text:len() do
local subtext = string.sub(text, 1, i+1)
if subtext:find("[,.]") then
task.wait(1)
end
isWriting = true
FX:Play()
label.MaxVisibleGraphemes += 1
task.wait(.04)
i = i + 1
end
isWriting = false
end

#4

This just pauses the text for pauseLength * 2 until it passes the comma.

#5

No it does not you silly goose

#6

Please be respectful.
If you are going to use ChatGPT, please use it with care.

#7

Im not using ChatGPT you silly goose

#8

Uhh… stop calling me a silly goose?
Your solution does not work. If you are unable to help further, please stop replying.

#10

I swapped it out for a string.sub() method.

#12

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