StripANSI
Script function world.StripANSI Read about scripting Type Method Summary Strips ANSI colour sequences from a string Prototype `BSTR StripANSI(BSTR Message);` View list of data type meanings Description `This removes ANSI colour sequences from a string. The intention of this routine is to be used with incoming chat messages (which may have ANSI colour codes in them), if you want to display them in a plain colour, or reformat using your own colours.` VBscript example
    Note StripANSI (incoming_message)
Jscript example
    Note (StripANSI (incoming_message));
PerlScript example
    Note (StripANSI (incoming_message));
Python example
    world.Note (StripANSI (world.incoming_message))
Lua example
    Note (StripANSI (incoming_message))
Return value
    The supplied string with ANSI colour sequences removed.
See Also ... Topics Scripting Utilities Functions ANSI (Generates an ANSI colour sequence) Base64Decode (Takes a base-64 encoded string and decodes it.) Base64Encode (Encodes a string using base-64 encoding.) ChangeDir (Changes the MUSHclient working directory) ChatMessage (Sends a message to a chat user (raw format)) CreateGUID (Creates a GUID - Global Unique Identifier) EditDistance (Returns the Levenshtein Edit Distance between two words) ErrorDesc (Converts a MUSHclient script error code into an human-readable description) ExportXML (Exports a world item in XML format) FixupEscapeSequences (Converts "escape sequences" like &#x5C;t to their equivalent codes.) FixupHTML (Fixes up text for writing as HTML) GenerateName (Generates a random character name) GetClipboard (Gets the clipboard contents) GetScriptTime (Returns the amount of time spent in script routines) GetUniqueID (Creates a unique ID for general use, or for making Plugin IDs) GetUniqueNumber (Returns a unique number) Hash (Produces a hash (checksum) of a specified piece of text) Help (Shows help for a script function, or a list of functions) ImportXML (Imports configuration data in XML format) Metaphone (Returns the metaphone code for the supplied word) MtRand (Returns pseudo-random number using the Mersenne Twister algorithm) MtSrand (Seed the Mersenne Twister pseudo-random number generator) Note (Sends a note to the output window) ReadNamesFile (Loads in a file for generating character names) Replace (Replaces one substring with another) SetClipboard (Sets the clipboard contents) SetStatus (Sets the status line text) Simulate (Simulate input from the MUD, for debugging purposes) Sound (Plays a sound) Trace (Trace mode property) TraceOut (Outputs the supplied message to the world Trace) TranslateGerman (Translate German umluat sequences) Transparency (Sets the transparency of the main MUSHclient window under Windows XP) Trim (Trims leading and trailing spaces from a string) (Help topic: function=StripANSI) Documentation contents page