Assigning Character name from text input

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How do I…

I’ve created a text input that user’s can write a name in, I’d love to assign this to the character they will be controlling, but as I am a beginner I’m confused on how to store it in a variable. Any help via screenshots or video will be greatly appreciated as I am a visual learner!

What is the expected result

When a user inputs a character name in the text input, this will be saved & used in dialogue to refer to their character.

What is the actual result

Unsure of how to build this

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This is what I have so far:

[ZeroX4]

Saving loading

Save / Load your game (Quick + In Depth Tutorial works on all devices including browsers)

Link to project file if you care to study it [image] Quick Tutorial For saving/loading variables Saving This is for users who already did some stuff in gdevelop Event [image] Action from above event Be sure to pick Save a text [image] Loading Event *! Add TempSave variable in scene variables window [image] Actions from above event Be sure to pick Load a text NOT a value [image] Be sure to pick Convert JSON to variable NOT object variable [image] You can test it here

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You would most likely set variable to value of that text input object after user input his nickname

Then rest is just saving/loading it

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Thank you for your response! I’m very new to this, so I find that guide is still confusing as I don’t 100% understand variables yet.

I’ve tried again to fix it, and have placed the global varaible “Player_DisplayName” onto the screen so I can check it is loading correctly, but its displaying as 0 - I’m not sure where it is pulling it from. It doesn’t seem that my efforts to ‘save’ what the user inputs is working either (from what I can understand in the debugger).

I’d love if you could point out to me what to add / remove so I can further understand the process

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I just realised you’ve linked me an in-depth tutorial! I’ll have a read and see if I can understand and apply it

[ZeroX4]

Do not use VariableString(NameOfVariable)
Just use NameOfVariable

If you are new you sghould 1st watch some tutorials to get the idea how stuff works in gdevelop
HOWEVER if you are up for challenge
Then you should 1st make global structure
For example call it MySave
And now add child var to it for example call it PlayerName

And now you would set variable MySave.PlayerName to text input object after nick is inputted by player

That is how you reference variable

Now you would only save/load MySave variable
Cause structures works like folders
Imagine you have 100 mp3 files you want to send them to me
But what you gonna send them 1 by 1?
NAH

You gonna put them into folder and send me whole folder
Same story with structure vars

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Thank you so much for your help. I feel that I’ve made some progress, but one of my connections must not be correct?

Now the “Player_DisplayName” is appearing as 0 at the start

and then as “Type_PlayerName” once enter is pressed.

I want it to show what the user has typed instead of “Type_PlayerName”

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I’d love to understand what I’ve missed so I can correct it!

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thank you @ZeroX4 for helping me to resolve this!

The solution is:

1. Set up global variable (ZeroX4: you always should start your project variables with creating one structure that will work as container for your vars you gonna save)
   

   

2. Create text input & text object (this 2nd one is what the name will be projected onto)
   

   

3. Set the condition for your global variable to be set to 0, with the action of text > set to TextInputObject.Text()
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   Change global variable value and set to the name of your TextInputObject (in my case Type_PlayerName)
   

   

It works now!