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== Details == | == Details == | ||
There is a standard [ | There is a standard [[Text Replacement]] system that utilizes [[Alias]]es and [[Global]]s attached to [[Quest]]s (and some common things like time of day spans) to do text replacement for things like books, letters, etc.. You DO NOT need to use any scripting (such as this function) in order to do basic text replacement. | ||
To replace text you have a token and label pair. For example <Alias.Pronoun=QuestGiver> If QuestGiver was a male that tag would be replaced with "he" if female "she. | To replace text you have a token and label pair. | ||
For example <Alias.Pronoun=QuestGiver> If QuestGiver was a male that tag would be replaced with "he" if female "she". | |||
Here "Alias" is the token and "QuestGiver" is the label. | |||
Using this script function basically allows you to create your own token label for use with a generic token. | Using this script function basically allows you to create your own token label for use with a generic token. | ||
For instance if you wanted to display the name of an Activator named "Widget of Doom" you could make an Activator property named "MyObject" and use that in the AddTextReplacementData call, specifying a lable of "MyObjectLabel" | For instance if you wanted to display the name of an [[Activator]] named "Widget of Doom" you could make an Activator property named "MyObject" and use that in the AddTextReplacementData call, specifying a lable of "MyObjectLabel" | ||
<source lang="papyrus"> | |||
Activator Property MyObject auto | Activator Property MyObject auto | ||
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myTerminal.AddTextReplacementData("MyObjectLabel", MyObject) | myTerminal.AddTextReplacementData("MyObjectLabel", MyObject) | ||
EndEvent | EndEvent | ||
</source> | |||
Then in that terminal's display text you can use the generic token with the specified label "MyObjectLabel": | Then in that terminal's display text you can use the generic token with the specified label "MyObjectLabel": | ||
<source lang="papyrus"> | |||
Control terminal for <Token.Name=MyObjectLabel>: | Control terminal for <Token.Name=MyObjectLabel>: | ||
</source> | |||
Which would print to the terminal screen: "Control terminal for Widget of Doom" | Which would print to the terminal screen: "Control terminal for Widget of Doom" | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
*[[ObjectReference Script]] | *[[ObjectReference Script]] | ||
*[[Text Replacement]] | *[[Text Replacement]] | ||