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Target a player by their name.
Target a player by their name.
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== Details ==
== Details ==
: '''Removed in 2.0'''.


: If the user isn't nearby or doesn't exist, and '''exactMatch''' isn't set, TargetByName picks the closest match from characters nearby.
: If the user isn't nearby or doesn't exist, and '''exactMatch''' isn't set, TargetByName picks the closest match from characters nearby.
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: If '''exactMatch''' is set, TargetByName can also target party members even if they are out of visible range.
: If '''exactMatch''' is set, TargetByName can also target party members even if they are out of visible range.


: 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)
: 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.

Latest revision as of 04:47, 15 August 2023

WoW API < TargetByName

Target a player by their name.

TargetByName("name", exactMatch);


Parameters[edit]

Arguments[edit]

("name", exactMatch)
name
String - The name of the player to target.
exactMatch
Boolean

Example[edit]

TargetByName("Norrin", true);

Details[edit]

If the user isn't nearby or doesn't exist, and exactMatch isn't set, TargetByName picks the closest match from characters nearby.
If exactMatch is set, TargetByName can also target party members even if they are out of visible range.
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.