The percentage ('%') symbol in a string.

Hey,
I wanted to use a percentage symbol in an item's name to determine a specific ratio.
What I did was..

PHP:

$item->setCustomName($successTag.'% Success Rate');


But it didn't work. The percentage symbol just wouldn't display when I am holding the item. It would only display the name with the percentage symbol when...

• I would hover over the item while my inventory window was open (Windows 10).
• Transfer it from one inventory to another (PocketEdition).

Things I've tried:

• Name it to '%% Success Rate'.
• Use double quotes.
• Save it as a variable, then call it in the setCustomName bit.
• Tried the long way: Set custom name through NBT tags instead of setCustomName().

 

Try putting a backslash in front of it.

 

That would work.. I assume he explained "%" in his code..

 

'%' => Use

 

None of them worked sadly.

 

I figured it out, escape it by putting another % sign like '50%%'

 

W

Didn't see that lol

 

Try doing:

PHP:

$item->setCustomName($successTag."\x25 Success Rate");

NOTE: use double quotes.

 

It works for me, I don't understand why it wouldn't for him

 

They won't lose anything if they just simply try it.

 

Doesn't work. Already tested.

Same error as before, nothing changed much. It won't display the symbol when the item is held, but displays when its hovered over (or in MCPE, when the item is transferred from one inventory to another).

 

Did you try PlayerItemHeldEvent?

 

Not sure, but maybe it helps when you do setiteminhand (or something like that) to update the item name in MCPE?

 

I'm not even using it. Why'd you need that anyways? Just give the player...

PHP:

$item = Item::get(Item::DIAMOND_SWORD, 0, 1)->setCustomName('Percentage symbol is %');


The item doesn't need to be updated.

 

But transferring the item to another player is also updating it, so I thought this could trigger it, too.

 

might be mojang bug/client bug