TextChatMessage.Translation is empty when using string.format

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#1

To reproduce this turn on automatic chat translation and use string format on client OnIncomingMessage function: string.format("<font color='rgb(100, 225, 100)'>%s</font>", textChatMessage.Translation).

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Expected behavior

Translation should appear when string is formatted.

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#2

Thanks for the report! I filed a ticket in our internal database and we’ll follow up when we have an update for you.

#3

Hi Lvie! Is this from Studio? Unfortunately, the translation field is not populated when testing inside Studio, however it should work when you test it inside a live session with another player.

#4

I tested this in a private server.

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#6

Ah it looks like there’s a bug with the example code since the translation can be an empty string and not just nil when it doesn’t exist, it should be:

local TextChatService = game:GetService("TextChatService")

local FONT_COLOR = "#FF007F"
local FORMAT_STRING = `<font color='{FONT_COLOR}'>%s</font>`

local function onIncomingChatMessage(textChatMessage: TextChatMessage)
	local properties = Instance.new("TextChatMessageProperties")

	properties.Text = string.format(FORMAT_STRING, textChatMessage.Text)
	
	if textChatMessage.Translation ~= nil and textChatMessage.Translation ~= "" then
		properties.Translation = string.format(FORMAT_STRING, textChatMessage.Translation)
	end

	return properties
end

TextChatService.OnIncomingMessage = onIncomingChatMessage

I’ll put in an update to the docs to reflect this. Let me know if this fix resolves your problem!

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#7

Hey I tried that solution too before and only now it works. I’ll use the string.len() == 0 method, thanks.

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