Trigger That Matches Strings in an Array of Vaiables

Posted by Errigour on Mon 06 Apr 2026 08:40 PM — 5 posts, 3,184 views.

Errigour USA Mon 06 Apr 2026 08:40 PM #0

I want to make a trigger that will change the color of strings
that I put in a variable. Is it possible.

I want to match 10 monster names and put them in a variable.
Then change the color of text that matches those strings until
they are removed from the variable.

If I can't do it then that would be an awesome feature to add.

Fiendish USA Global Moderator Tue 07 Apr 2026 02:54 AM #1

I'm having a hard time understanding what you mean. Could you give an example?

Nick Gammon Australia Forum Administrator Tue 07 Apr 2026 06:11 AM #2

Make a variable (in the GUI interface), like this:


Name: mobs
Value: naga|kobold|wolf

Put the various mob names in the variable, separated by the "|" character.

Then make a trigger:


<triggers>
  <trigger
   custom_colour="2"
   enabled="y"
   expand_variables="y"
   match="(@!mobs)"
   regexp="y"
   repeat="y"
   sequence="100"
  >
  </trigger>
</triggers>

This expands out the variable "mobs" without escaping anything, and that becomes what is matched. Then in this example they are coloured yellow.

For advice on how to copy the above, and paste it into MUSHclient, please see Pasting XML.

Errigour USA Tue 07 Apr 2026 11:02 AM #3

It isn't matching. Does that have to be in a script file or can I just put (@!mobs) in the trigger pattern?

Errigour USA Tue 07 Apr 2026 03:17 PM #4

Oh it worked i just had to expand variables. Thank you so much!