convert string to variable

[orchid fractal]

so im making a quest system with dialogue, and im trying to make it so i dont have to split the string in half to put a variable inbetween

is there a solution to my problem?
like maybe a way to do string.split and like find a keyword?? idk

[zealous raptor]

yuh

string.format

[orchid fractal]

was thinking something like this

[zealous raptor]

local playerName = "Alex"
local questText = string.format("Hello %s, your quest is ready.", playerName)

[orchid fractal]

ohh

[zealous raptor]

place %s instead of <#apples>

and format ts

[orchid fractal]

okk ill try that

tysm

[zealous raptor]

ywyw

[orchid fractal]

what does %s even do

or mainly

string.format

i could just look up the documentation

mb

[zealous raptor]

if u place %s instead of <#apples>

u can place a string

instead of %s

easily

i mean theres probably other ways

but

[orchid fractal]

yea

[zealous raptor]

i believe this is the easiest

[orchid fractal]

okk ill try it

[zealous raptor]

for string

do %s

for integer

do %d

[orchid fractal]

does this work for multiple values

[zealous raptor]

like what

multiple but different strings?

[orchid fractal]

uhh idk how to explain

like for example i would need to the max value of things you need to collect in the quest

but also if the max value was 1

it needs to not be plural

so that would be a different variable

[zealous raptor]

wym

[orchid fractal]

nvm i figured it out

ty