String

String cast nodes

You can use a string cast node to convert a string value to an integer or a float.

If the input can't be cast to the required type, the output is zero and an error is displayed on the node.

String cast nodes

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String	The value to be converted.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	<varies> [editable]	The converted value. The output depends on the chosen node, and is either an integer or a float. If the cast is not valid, the output is zero.

Logic String Changed

Outputs true in the frame where the input value changes.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String	The string value to monitor.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	Boolean	True when the Input changes, but resets to false at the end of the frame.

String is Null or Empty

Outputs true is the input is either null or an empty string.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String	The string value to monitor.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	Boolean	True when the Input is either null (no input) or empty (zero length string).

String Combine

Combines two strings into a single string.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
A	String [editable]	The first string.
B	String [editable]	The second string.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	String	The combined string of A followed by B.

Get String

Converts a reference to a string component to a string value.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String Component	Reference to a string component.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	String	The string value from the Input component.

Set String

Assigns a value to a string component.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Enter	String	Flow to activate the node.
String Component	String Component	Reference to the string component for which a value will be set.
Value In	String [editable]	String value to assign to the component.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Exit	Flow	Continue the activating flow.
Output	String	Same as Value In.

String Constant

Outputs a string value. An AFX graph cannot change the value of this node.

You can open an AFX graph to change the value of this node in the Unity Editor.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	String [editable]	A string.

String Contains

Tests for the occurrence of one string within another.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String [editable]	The string to search within.
Contains	String [editable]	The string to search for.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Result	Boolean	True if Contains occurs within Input. False otherwise.

String Ends With

Tests whether a string occurs at the end of another string.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String [editable]	The string to search.
Ends With	String [editable]	The string to search for at the end of Input.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Result	Boolean	True if Ends With occurs at the end of Input. False otherwise.

String Insert

Inserts a string into another string at the given index.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String [editable]	The string to insert into.
Insert	String [editable]	The string to be inserted.
Index	Integer [editable]	The character index at which to insert the string. Strings are zero indexed.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	String	The combined string.

String Remove

Removes a specified number of characters from a string, starting at a given index.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String [editable]	The string value to monitor.
Index	Integer [editable]	The character index of the first character to remove. Strings are zero indexed.
Count	Integer [editable]	The number of strings to remove.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	String	The modified string.

String Replace

Replaces all occurrences of a string within another string. The search is case sensitive.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String [editable]	The initial string to search within.
Find	String [editable]	The string to find.
Replace	String [editable]	The string that will replace the found string.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	String	The modified string.

String Starts With

Tests for the occurrence of a string at the beginning of another string.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String [editable]	The string to search within.
Starts With	String [editable]	The string to search for at the start of Input.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Result	Boolean	True if Starts With occurs at the beginning of Input.

String Substring

Extracts a given number of characters from a given location within a string.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String [editable]	The string from which to extract characters.
Index	Integer [editable]	The character index of the first character to extract.
Count	Integer [editable]	The number of characters to extract.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	String	The extracted characters.

String To Lower

Converts a string to all lowercase characters.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String	The string to modify.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	String	The value of Input, but with all letters in lowercase.

String To Upper

Converts a string to all uppercase characters.

Inputs:

Name	Type	Description
Input	String	The string to modify.

Outputs:

Name	Type	Description
Output	String	The value of Input, but with all letters in uppercase.