Removing parts of text from a textfile

Hello, so i wanted to use .txt files for a dialogue system.
The thing is, I want to b able to write stuff such as [gotoline3] on the line so the script can use this and execute it
and I want the text to be writen without that part.

Exemple :

txt file:

Hi everyone! [GoToLine7]
Hey everyone! [GoToLine12]

Display:

Hi Everyone!


So basicly all i want is to be able to put special things on my lines without them being read.

Is there a way to remove everything between []

THANK YOU

 

At first I was going to suggest this:

Code (csharp):

1. s = s.Substring(0, s.IndexOf("[")) + s.Substring(s.IndexOf("]"));

But then I remembered there is a Remove method available:

Code (csharp):

1. int start = s.IndexOf("[") + 1;
2. s = s.Remove(start, s.IndexOf("]") - start)

Or if you intend to discard the brackets as well:

Code (csharp):

1. int start = s.IndexOf("[");
2. s = s.Remove(start, s.IndexOf("]") - start + 1)

 

I will try that, and do you know if there are ways to pout commands in the text asset that my script will be able to read such as

[goto example]

 

That code will probably work for you here, but it is somewhat limited in scope. If you think you will ever find yourself needing to parse text again, I would strongly recommend learning to use Regular Expressions. While they may be tough to get a handle on at first, there is no other tool for parsing text that comes close. You can use them in C#, and they are also useful in many other languages (basically all of them, really).

 

Just be careful with regex, test good and bad inputs heavily. It's very easy to create something that appears simple but performs horribly. On MSDN they have an example of a simple email validation regex that can take up to an hour to process! Ah, here it is. Certainly an extreme case but real nonetheless:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg578045(v=vs.110).aspx