# How to implement if you need NPC to read a text sent to him
**URL:** https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136
**Category:** Unity SDK
**Tags:** question, unity
**Created:** [June 28, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136 "2024-06-28T08:40:17Z")
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136/1 "2024-06-28T08:40:17Z")
**Original Discord Post by golden\_possum\_87097 | 2024-06-28 08:40:17**
Hi, How to implement if you need NPC to read a text sent to him? For example, after the player goes online, NPC will tell the player how much money his mine earned for him during the time he was offline.
I find this function: [public async void TriggerEvent(string triggerName, string triggerMessage = “”)]. And How to use this triggerMessage in Narrative Design?
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2024, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136/2 "2024-06-28T12:16:59Z")
**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-06-28 12:16:59**
Hello \<@1122792808181420033\>,
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136/3 "2024-06-28T12:18:58Z")
**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-06-28 12:18:58**
You can use something like this
```cs
if (TryGetComponent(out NarrativeDesignTrigger narrativeDesignTrigger))
{
narrativeDesignTrigger.InvokeSelectedTrigger();
}
```
cc: \<@&1163218322200989806\>
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136/4 "2024-06-29T01:48:46Z")
**Reply by golden\_possum\_87097 | 2024-06-29 01:48:46**
Let me repeat the requirement with an example. I want the NPC to read a piece of news. I use triggerMessage to send the news to the NPC. Then how can the NPC read the news?
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136/5 "2024-07-01T01:34:06Z")
**Reply by golden\_possum\_87097 | 2024-07-01 01:34:06**
\<@1023671043287699568\>
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136/6 "2024-07-02T22:24:09Z")
**Reply by k3kalinix | 2024-07-02 22:24:09**
When you Invoke Trigger.
It should. \<@1122792808181420033\>
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136/7 "2024-07-04T08:18:52Z")
**Reply by raghuvanshagarwal | 2024-07-04 08:18:52**
Hi \<@1122792808181420033\> you can modify the InvokeSelectedTrigger like the image provided below, after that as \<@1023671043287699568\> suggested you can call this function when you want and pass the message
Hope this answers your query
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2024, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136/8 "2024-07-04T08:19:32Z")
**Reply by raghuvanshagarwal | 2024-07-04 08:19:32**
**Images:**
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136/9 "2024-07-04T08:24:07Z")
**Reply by golden\_possum\_87097 | 2024-07-04 08:24:07**
Yes, It’s work. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136/10 "2024-07-04T08:24:28Z")
**Reply by raghuvanshagarwal | 2024-07-04 08:24:28**
Glad we could be helpful
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### Author:  [@K3](https://forum.convai.com/u/K3)
#### Post date: [November 25, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/how-to-implement-if-you-need-npc-to-read-a-text-sent-to-him/1136/11 "2024-11-25T12:15:03Z")
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