Wildcards

Wildcards let you target multiple IDs at once when writing scripts.

One string can match one or many IDs depending on the pattern, multiple patterns can be combined at once.

No wildcards

Matches exactly one thing

• "cow"
• "bank"
• "doric"

Match any - *

Matches any sequence of characters

• "cow_*" // cow_1, cow_big, cow_brown
• "banker*" // banker_1, banker_draynor, banker_varrock
• "attack_style_*"

Match all

"*" Matches any value of any kind.

Match digit - #

Matches one digit.

• "cow_#" // cow_1, cow_2, cow_7
• "goblin_#" // cow_0, ... cow_9

Lists - ,

Useful when matching a few unrelated IDs:

• cow,bull,sheep
• bronze_arrows,iron_darts,steel_knives

Where You'll Use Wildcards

Wildcards are used anywhere an ID is accepted in event handlers.

npcSpawn("cow_*") { }
objectOperate("Open", "*_chest") { }
itemOnNPCOperate("bucket,bucket_of_milk", "dairy_cow") { }
interfaceOption("*", "worn_equipment:*_slot") { }

Note

For a more technical understand of how wildcards work see Wildcard System.