How to give ChatColor.RED a variable

Im trying to replace all the color codes inside my config.yml to give them color
eg) if someone uses the command:
/Myplugin setmessage &a [Server] &f Welcomes you

how would u replace &a with ChatColor.RED (i tried didnt work)

 

Please post the code you've tried so far that isn't working.
I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to achieve.
Are you trying to make it so you can change the chat color via an argument when typing in a command?

 

ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes("&".charAt(0), "Your Message");

 

i think this will work thanks

wait does that make all the "&" color change into the correct colors?

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

When I did it (I was unaware of ChatColor) I just replaced & with §

 

Look at the second post in this thread for another really easy way to convert the & codes

 

oh i was using that but it didnt have the (?i) which is important

how can i use this

Code:java

public static String format(String string) {
    String s = string;
    for (ChatColor color : ChatColor.values()) {
        s = s.replaceAll("(?i)<" + color.name() + ">", "" + color);
    }
    return s;
}
 

with this string builder

Code:java

if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("setmessage")) {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
    if (i != 0) {
        sb.append(' ');
    }
    sb.append(args);
}
 

for this

Code:java

 if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("setmessage")) {
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
    if (i != 0) {
        sb.append(' ');
    }
    sb.append(args);
}
this.getConfig().set("Message", sb);
this.saveConfig();
PluginDescriptionFile pdfFile = getDescription();
player.sendMessage(pdfFile.getName()
        + " The message has been changed to: "
        + sb.toString().replaceAll(
            "(&([a-f0-9]))", "\u00A7$2"));
return true;
 
 

nvm that wont work.
when i do this

Code:java

String message = this.getConfig().getString("Message");
message = message.replace("%p", player.getName());
player.sendMessage(format(message));

it doesnt work but when i do this

Code:java

String myString = "This <red>message <yellow>is <light_purple>AWESOME!";
sender.sendMessage(format(myString));

it works...

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.