Editing String Variable

String variables are added by NVSE 4. A string is simply some combination of text characters and exists widely in the vanilla game. A string variable allows you to store a string in a similar way to any other variable, and a wide range of functions allow powerful capabilities for them.

String variables are very simple to use, provided you also use [[Let]] instead of <b>set .. to ..</b> and '[[Eval|if eval]]' instead of simply <b>if</b>. To appreciate the full range of possibilites available, a [[Tutorial: String Variables|tutorial]] is available.

==Simple Example==
<pre>
string_var my_string

let my_string := "this is my string"

let my_string += " and this is Sunny's name: " + $SunnyREF

if eval my_string == "this is my string and this is Sunny's name: Sunny Smiles"
   ; this will evaluate true
endif
</pre>

The [[ToString|ToString (shorthand: '$')]] function converts anything to a string. Vanilla and some old NVSE functions also require this to use a string_var instead of a string literal:
<pre>
Print my_string ; * new NVSE function

MessageEx $my_string ; * An old NVSE function
</pre>

If you want to use [[String Formatting]] rather than concatanation (+), you need to use [[Sv_Construct]]:
<pre>
string_var my_string
int MyInt

let MyInt := 5
let my_string := Sv_Construct "the value of MyInt is %g", MyInt
</pre>

==See Also==
*[[Tutorial: String Variables]]
*[[String Formatting]]
*[[Let]]
*[[Eval]]
*[[ToString]]
*[[Sv_Construct]]
*[[Print]]
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	String variables are added by NVSE 4. A string is simply some combination of text characters and exists widely in the vanilla game. A string variable allows you to store a string in a similar way to any other variable, and a wide range of functions allow powerful capabilities for them.		String variables are added by NVSE 4. A string is simply some combination of text characters and exists widely in the vanilla game. A string variable allows you to store a string in a similar way to any other variable, and a wide range of functions allow powerful capabilities for them.