How do I create objects from strings?

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- Darxoon
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need to spawn objects depending on a user input. That means, e.g. if the user enters "Goomba" in a textbox, i want to spawn a Goomba, but if the user enters "Koopa" i want to spawn a Koopa. (just examples)

Is that posssible to spawn a object from an expression instead of a dropdown menu?
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- savvito123
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You can compare the text.
- Darxoon
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is there no better solution like spawn object from text in Construct 3 or so?
- Asmodean
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You can create objects by name, like:

+ TextInput: On text changed

-> System: Create object TextInput.Text on layer 0 at (0, 0)

You can avoid problems with uppercase or lowercase if you use upercase and lowercase. For example:

lowercase(TextInput.Text )

and give the objects lowercase names.

Edit: This works only in Construct 3
- Magistross
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If you are limited to C2, you can use a function to create something by name. Only thing is, you'll have to map each object to a particular string yourself.

You can also use rexrainbow nickname plugin/behavior, if you're open to 3rd party plugins.