how to write an actual dot in a string

DanielC

I have read that the . is used for padding. But what is the symbol for an actual . in a string? Like if I would want to write: "Hello world. This is a dot"

TwistedTwigleg

The following works for me:

var text_to_print = "Hello world. This is a dot";
print (text_to_print);

However, if for whatever reason that does not work, then you'll need to get the ASCII character and convert it. You can do this using the get_string_from_ascii function in PoolByteArray. For example, this code will print a period/dot (at least on Windows 10):

print (PoolByteArray([46]).get_string_from_ascii());

Hopefully this helps!

DanielC

OK. This is what I get, using a regular dot in my text. code: get_node("VBoxContainer_general/HBoxContainer_naam/Label_naam_bestand").text = "\n\nNaam bestaat al.\nProbeer opnieuw"

And with this code: var string_with_dot = PoolByteArray([46]).get_string_from_ascii() get_node("VBoxContainer_general/HBoxContainer_naam/Label_naam_bestand").text = "\n\nNaam bestaat al" + string_with_dot+ "\nProbeer opnieuw"

I get exactly the same...

Megalomaniak

Whats your operating system? Might be something to do with the system, perhaps a dependency is missing or something. Or perhaps it's the specific font you are using.

DanielC

That in fact might be the issue. I used a custom font. perhaps it lacks an actual dot. using win10 x64 by the way.

TwistedTwigleg

Looking at the picture, I’d guess the font is causing the issue. It looks like the character for dot/period isn’t set correctly so it is returning a different (debug?) character instead.