MessageData — Localized Message Reference - RollingQuest Lua Scripting

The MessageData class represents a localized text message entry in the level data system. Messages are named text resources that can be translated into multiple languages. You access existing messages via LevelData.getMessage(name).

Properties

Property	Type	Read-only	Description
`name`	`string`	✅	Unique identifier of the message.

Methods

GetText

Returns the text for a specific language.

--- @param language string
--- @return string
function MessageData:GetText(language)

GetAvailableLanguages

Returns a table of all languages that have text set for this message.

--- @return Table
function MessageData:GetAvailableLanguages()

Usage Example

Read a message and display it:

function OnStart(self)
    if Level:hasMessage("welcome") then
        local msg = Level:getMessage("welcome")
        local text = msg:GetText("en")
        Dialog.createTemporary(text, 3)
    end
end

Check available languages:

function OnStart(self)
    local msg = Level:getMessage("objective")
    local languages = msg:GetAvailableLanguages()

    for _, lang in ipairs(languages) do
        Logger.info(lang .. ": " .. msg:GetText(lang))
    end
end