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{{wowapi}} __NOTOC__ | |||
TargetByName("name"); | Target a player by their name. | ||
TargetByName("name", exactMatch); | |||
== Parameters == | |||
===Arguments=== | |||
:("name") | :("name", exactMatch) | ||
- | :;name : String - The [[API TYPE PlayerName|name]] of the player to target. | ||
; | :;exactMatch : Boolean | ||
== Example == | |||
TargetByName("Norrin", true); | |||
; | |||
== Details == | |||
: If the user isn't nearby or doesn't exist, and '''exactMatch''' isn't set, TargetByName picks the closest match from characters nearby. | |||
-- | : If there is no close match available then an error message is displayed (Error event?) and the target is left unchanged. There is no return value from this method so the only way to check for success is see what the target ended up as afterwards. -- [[User:Flickering|Flickering]] 20:37, 7 Jan 2005 (EST) | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 25 June 2006
← WoW API < TargetByName
Target a player by their name.
TargetByName("name", exactMatch);
Parameters
Arguments
- ("name", exactMatch)
- name
- String - The name of the player to target.
- exactMatch
- Boolean
Example
TargetByName("Norrin", true);
Details
- If the user isn't nearby or doesn't exist, and exactMatch isn't set, TargetByName picks the closest match from characters nearby.
- If there is no close match available then an error message is displayed (Error event?) and the target is left unchanged. There is no return value from this method so the only way to check for success is see what the target ended up as afterwards. -- Flickering 20:37, 7 Jan 2005 (EST)