Strings

RedScript supports plain compile-time strings and canonical f-strings (f"...{expr}...") for dynamic output.

String Literals

let name: string = "Alex";
let greeting: string = "Hello, World!";

Strings are compile-time constants. All string values must be known at compile time.

F-string interpolation

Use f"...{expr}..." to embed values in output strings:

const GAME_NAME: string = "MiniGame";
say(f"Welcome to {GAME_NAME}!");
// Emits: Welcome to MiniGame!

Important: Plain strings ("...") are not interpolated. Use f"..." whenever you need placeholders.

const VERSION: string = "1.0";
say(f"Version: {VERSION}");  // OK

let x: int = scoreboard_get(@s, #score);
actionbar(@s, f"Score: {x}");  // OK for runtime output

f-strings (Format Strings)

For runtime values in output, use f-strings:

let score: int = scoreboard_get(@s, #kills);
let player: Player = @s;
say(f"You have {score} kills!");
say(f"Welcome {player}!");
title(@s, f"Score: {score}");
actionbar(@s, f"HP: {hp}");

f-strings compile to tellraw JSON:

tellraw @a [{"text":"You have "},{"score":{"name":"$t0","objective":"rs"}},{"text":" kills!"}]

Where f-strings work

• say(f"...")
• tellraw(target, f"...")
• title(target, f"...")
• subtitle(target, f"...")
• actionbar(target, f"...")

Limitations

• f-strings can only be used in output functions
• Cannot store f-string result in a variable
• Placeholders can include runtime scoreboard-backed values and supported typed display values such as players

// OK
say(f"Score: {score}");

// Error: cannot store f-string
let msg: string = f"Score: {score}";

Summary

Syntax	Type	Use Case
"text"	string	Compile-time strings
f"{const}"	string	Compile-time interpolation
f"{runtime}"	format_string	Runtime output only