[3d0tz]

Hello, i have for an example the string "[de_dust2]"
How can i remove the [ ] from the string?

I want to read the map name from a file and do something when map is the same as the current map

[fysiks]

replace_all() called once per character you want to remove (i.e. replace with an empty string).

[3d0tz]

Originally Posted by fysiks replace_all() called once per character you want to remove (i.e. replace with an empty string).

Cool, i totally forgot this function.. i haven't touched amxx for a lot of time and forgot most of the avaliable functions
Ty again solved my problem

[OciXCrom]

Alternatively, you can do it directly when reading the line from the file, by reading it from the 2nd character all the way to the 2nd to last.

fgets(file, line[1], min(strlen(line) - 1, charsmax(line)))

The purpose of min() is to prevent longer lines from going over the maximum buffer length.

[fysiks]

Originally Posted by OciXCrom Alternatively, you can do it directly when reading the line from the file, by reading it from the 2nd character all the way to the 2nd to last. fgets(file, line[1], min(strlen(line) - 1, charsmax(line))) The purpose of min() is to prevent longer lines from going over the maximum buffer length.

That will just put the first bracket in line[1] and line[0] would be some random character (and even maybe EOS, effectively breaking the 'line' string).

I feel you need to read it in and validate it before you actually do anything with it. You never know what random stuff can be on that line, especially after the last bracket.

[OciXCrom]

Nevermind, my late-night logic was very off there.

[3d0tz]

fysiks solved my problem

[CrazY.]

This will not work properly if there is a bracket in the string.
Assume we have this

[[hello] world]

with fysiks approach, you'll end up with this

hello world

while the expected would be

[hello] world

the proper solution for this case is to skip the first character and copy until the last occurence of ] in the string

#include <amxmodx>

public plugin_init()
{
    TestOurCoolFunction()
}

TestOurCoolFunction()
{
    new const string[] = "[[hello] world]"

    new buf[32]
    CopyUntilLastOf(string[1], "]", buf, charsmax(buf))
    server_print("^t buffer is => %s", buf)
}

CopyUntilLastOf(const string[], const token[], out[], maxlen)
{
    new pos = -1

    for (new i = strlen(string) - 1; i >= 0; i--)
    {
        if (equali(string[i], token))
        {
            pos = i
            break
        }
    }

    if (pos == -1)
    {
        // copy whole string if token isn't found
        return copy(out, maxlen, string)
    }

    // copy until token
    return copy(out, min(pos, maxlen), string)
}

If the strings you're working with don't contain brackets you will be ok with fysiks method.

I made a gist at github with a more advanced CopyUntilLastOf function where you can escape the string you're searching for and specify the case-sensitivity

https://gist.github.com/SmiteIsTrash...e-function-sma