# ParseString(string,string,bool)

Method in [LineParser](/api/csharp/yarn.markup/yarn.markup.lineparser.md)

## Summary

Parses a string of text and produces a markup parse result.

```csharp
public MarkupParseResult ParseString(string input, string localeCode, bool addImplicitCharacterAttribute = true)
```

## Parameters

| Name                                 | Description                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `string` input                       | The text to parse.                                                                                                           |
| `string` localeCode                  | The locale to use when processing markers, as a BCP-47 locale tag.                                                           |
| squish                               | If `false` , markers that are split as part of the markup parsing process will not be re-merged before returning the result. |
| sort                                 | If `true` , markers will be sorted based on their position in the input.å                                                    |
| `bool` addImplicitCharacterAttribute | If true, the parser will attempt to detect a character name in the text and add a `[character]` attribute for it.            |

## Returns

A markup parse result.


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