New Addon Author: Help needed - Using Strings

Onigar

Hi, I am new to addon writing and to lua so I guess I am doing something wrong but I just cant see what.

I thought to post my issues here in the hope someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance

I have put all strings in an en.lua file,

local strings = {
	CM_ADDON_LONG_NAME	= "Currency Manager", -- works ok
	CM_ADDON_DESCRIPTION	= "Automatic Management of Character Bankable Currencies",
	CM_MANAGEMENT_TYPE_TIP	= "Select the Management Type",
	CM_GOLD_MANAGEMENT_TYPE	= "|cffff24Gold:|r Management Type",
	CM_PREFIX_GOLD_MAN_TYPE	= "Gold:",
	CM_POSTFIX_GOLD_MAN_TYPE= " Management Type",
	CM_MAN_TYPE_NONE	= "|c5cb700None|r = No Management",
	...

1. this works ok

type = "panel",
	-- name = the title you see in the list of addons when displayed by "Settings, Addons" 
	name = GetString(CM_ADDON_LONG_NAME),
	-- displayName = the title at the top of the addon panel
	displayName = "|c4a9300" .. GetString(CM_ADDON_LONG_NAME) .. "|r",

2. commented line gives no error but does not display

type = "description",
        --text = GetString(CM_MAN_TYPE_NONE), -- does not work but no error
	text = "|c5cb700None|r = No Management",

3. commented lines both give a UI error (second one is what I am aiming for)

type = "dropdown",
	name = "|cffff24Gold:|r Management Type",
	--name = getString(CM_GOLD_MANAGEMENT_TYPE),  -- does not work gives ui error
	--name = "|cffff24" .. getString(CM_PREFIX_GOLD_MAN_TYPE) .. "|r" .. getString(CM_POSTFIX_GOLD_MAN_TYPE),  -- does not work gives ui error

Shinni42

Regarding 2), did you register the string first via ZO_CreateStringId("CM_GOLD_MANAGEMENT_TYPE", "|c5cb700None|r = No Management") ?
For 3), it's GetString not getString.

Onigar

Shinni42 wrote: »

Regarding 2), did you register the string first via ZO_CreateStringId("CM_GOLD_MANAGEMENT_TYPE", "|c5cb700None|r = No Management") ?
For 3), it's GetString not getString.

Thanks for the reply.

2) yes i did register the string. It seems that sometimes when you make changes /reloadui does not always show the result. After relogging my char I could then see the text with GetString()

3) How I missed this I don't know but thanks for pointing it out.

This is fine now and all my strings in the main lua file are replaced by GetString()