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[FuuuAInfiniteLoop(F.A.I.L)]

I want to know how do i obtain the text inside brackets

ex: [lol] will return lol and [[fdfsdfsdf]] will return [fdfsdfsdf]

[Kingdaro]

Use string.match.

local matchstr = '%[(.-%]*)%]'
local text

text = string.match('[some brackets]', matchstr)
print(text) --> some brackets

text = string.match('[[some more brackets]]', matchstr)
print(text) --> [some more brackets]

[remiX]

pattern of

'%[(.-)%]'

works too. Curious to know if there's a difference though.

[Kingdaro]

I actually tested both in my lua prompt on my computer before making my post up there, and the matchstring you suggested stops capturing the string after the first right bracket. In the case of "[[some more brackets]]", it would capture "[some more brackets".

[remiX]

Oh dang it. Didn't read the last part of the OP properly
Thought he would only use strings with single brackets.