How can i make string.length() not count the invisible BBCode? | Godot Engine | Page 1

dawn hawk Apr 9, 2025, 12:18 PM

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im doing a dialogue system, and i need to have BBCode for the effect, but the things related to the text display use the .length(), and the simplest BBCode stuff like [b]A[/b] have it count 1 displayed leter, as 8 letters, and a lot of the better effects are way longer.

How can I get the displayed length of the text?

grand arrow Apr 9, 2025, 2:55 PM

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get_parsed_text()

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or get_total_character_count()

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neither of those functions include the bbcode stuff

dawn hawk Apr 9, 2025, 3:29 PM

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whats the difference between parsed and total ?

grand arrow Apr 9, 2025, 3:30 PM

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parsed is the text

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total is a number

dawn hawk Apr 9, 2025, 3:31 PM

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oh i get it
so doing get_total_character_count(string)
is like doing get_parsed_text(string).length

grand arrow Apr 9, 2025, 3:33 PM

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No, you don't pass in an argument

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It's a function that you call on the RichTextLabel

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it will give you the text that belongs to the RichTextLabel

#How can i make string.length() not count the invisible BBCode?