Strings config.

Contain the name and rank in one string, then use create an offline player object with Bukkit#getOfflinePlayer(String) (String is their name) and use OfflinePlayer#isOnline()

 

Use a seperator character between name and rank, like : for example, split the string value at that character and go from there

 

Yeah space works too, and I don't think you need the 2.

 

Code (Text):

                  Player player = event.getPlayer();
                  String name = player.getName();
                    player.sendMessage(name);

 

Code (Text):

 p.sendMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', plugin.getConfig().getString("NAME OF IT HOW IT SHOULD BE IN THE CONFIG").replace("%player%", name));

 

Seriously man you need to read the thread, not what he's trying to do at all

 

well he wanted the name of the player to be in the config right?

 

He's trying to get the value of a name and rank from a list of staff ranks. I've told him what do already

 

oh okay then sorry.

 

Code (Java):

for (String s : Bukkit.getPlugin(Main.class).getConfig().getStringList("staff"))
    if (s.contains(separatorChar))
        staff.put(Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(s.split(separatorChar)[0]).getUniqueId(), //Staff: HashMap<UUID, Rank(Enum)> staff = ...;
                        Rank.valueOf(Bukkit.getOfflinePlayer(s.split(separatorChar)[0]).getUniqueId()));

Loop through and get the rank name and if it's online and send your messages.

Hope that's what you wanted.