How to make a discord.js bot repeat a user's message without including the prefix and command name?

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Okay this most likely has a really simple answer but I couldn't find the same thing online and I can't figure it out on my own thinking.

So in the args for responding to a prefix, i have this:

case 'say':
   const usermsg = message.content
   message.channel.send(usermsg)
break;

Since it's the entire contents, it responds with the c!say too then it triggers itself. But the triggering isn't the issue, I want the c!say not included in the message. (I know I don't need the const for this, I just wanted to experiment different combinations of stuff in a separate line)

Update:

So I found a second method of approaching this by using the arguments part, like this:

        case 'say':
                message.channel.send(args[1])
                message.delete(1)
            break;

So this does what I want but only for the second argument, meaning it doesn't work for more than 1 word. So my current thought is subtracting args[0] (the c!say phrase) from message.content.

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3 Answers

Found a fix to the issue, instead of sending the arguments or subtracting text I used the replace command.

            case 'say':
                let saymsg = message.content
                message.channel.send(saymsg.replace("c!say",""))
                message.delete(1)
            break;

I can't believe I didn't remember the world replace sooner, but that's it, it works.

user_121994940 
case 'say':
   const usermsg = message.content.split(' ');
   message.channel.send(usermsg.slice(0).join(' '));
break;

This code will take in the full user string, slice out the first argument (the command and prefix), then join the rest of the message and send it in chat.

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bot.on('message', message => {    
    var sender = message.author;
    var msg = message.content.toUpperCase();
    var prefix = '>';
    var cont = message.content.slice(prefix.length).split(" ");
    var args = cont.slice(1);

    for (x = 0; x < profanities.length; x++) {

        if (message.content.toUpperCase == profanities[x].toUpperCase()) {
            message.channel.send('Hey! Don\'t say that');
            message.delete();
            return;
        }
     
    if (msg.startsWith(prefix + 'SAY')) {

        message.delete();
        var saymsg = message.content;
        message.channel.send(saymsg.replace(prefix + 'say', ''))

        }
    }
}
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