Getting player name to sideChat

[Yolo Joe 11]

Now

[west,"HQ"] sideChat format["I remember seeing a ammobox in that burger kiosk earlier."];

CROSSROAD: "I remember seeing a ammobox in that burger kiosk earlier."

I need it to be:

[west,"PLAYERNAME"] sideChat format["I remember seeing a ammobox in that burger kiosk earlier."];

PLAYERNAME: "I remember seeing a ammobox in that burger kiosk earlier."

I dont quite understand how the "%1, name Player" thing works :(

[Tajin 349]

Why so complicated?

player sideChat "wtf!";

[Grumpy Old Man 3551]

the format command can be very powerful

hint format ["My name is %1",name player];

will put out "My name is Grumpy Old Man" in the hint window.

Have a look at https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/format for further reference.

[Yolo Joe 11]

Thanks, lads ;)

[IndeedPete 1038]

You don't even need format anymore. Simply use (untested):

hint (name player); // returns "IndeedPete"
hint str(15.77); // returns "15.77"

_x = [1, "Hi, there!", Soldier1];
hint str(_x); // sould return "[1, 'Hi, there!', Soldier1]"