Solved Rank is Null?

I have been using this to get strings from the Config

Code:

String Rank = getConfig().getString("Rank." + player.getName());

and that gets the string perfectly if the player actually has a value stored in the config.
but if they dont it returns null. i checked if it was null but then it dosent work help?

 

@MagmaticBacca
Follow Java Naming Conventions, this includes variable names.

The reason it returns null is because there is no value.

You should check if the config contains a value before calling .getString()

 

Hmm dosent work maybe i need to show you my code. im probobly doing something horrible idiotic.

Code:

@EventHandler
    public void onTalk2(AsyncPlayerChatEvent event) {
        Player player = event.getPlayer();
        if (!player.isOp()) {
            String Rank = getConfig().getString("Rank." + player.getName());
            if (!getConfig().contains(player.getName())) {
                event.setFormat(ChatColor.YELLOW + player.getName() + ": " +
                        ChatColor.WHITE + event.getMessage());
            }
            else{
                event.setFormat(ChatColor.GOLD + "" + ChatColor.BOLD +Rank +" "+ ChatColor.YELLOW + player.getName() + ": " +
                        ChatColor.WHITE + event.getMessage());
            }
        } else
            event.setFormat(ChatColor.DARK_RED + "" + ChatColor.BOLD + "OWNER " + ChatColor.GOLD + player.getName() + ": " +
                    ChatColor.RED + event.getMessage());
    }
}

?

 

@MagmaticBacca
if config contains "Rank.playername" then
do something
otherwise
don't do something

 

Are you sure it is not null? After you set it in the config did you save the config?
Maybe do this:

Code:

if (getConfig.getString("Ranks."+player.getName())==null){
player.sendMessage("The play does not have a rank");
}else{
....
}

PS:
You might wanna change the Format to this:

Code:

event.setFormat(ChatColor.DARK_RED + "" + ChatColor.BOLD + "OWNER " + ChatColor.GOLD + "%s"+ ": "+ChatColor.RED + "%s");

This gets ridof a few bugs like when you type "%" or "%s" in chat.

 

Thanks! Seems to work fine now!
Thanks for the help @CraftCreeper6 and @RoflFrankoc.

P.S Thanks for the Tip