WoW:API ScrollingMessageFrame AddMessage

ScrollingMessageFrame:AddMessage -Documentation by Jason Citron and Allara, Fixes by Beladona-

Outputs text to a local MessageFrame, with optional color id.

MessageFrame:AddMessage(text[,r,g,b[,id]]);

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Arguments

(String text, Number red, Number green, Number blue, Number id)

text

The string message to output

r

The intensity of the red component. A number between 0.0 and 1.0

g

The intensity of the green component. A number between 0.0 and 1.0

b

The intensity of the blue component. A number between 0.0 and 1.0

id

A number that classifies the line of text, for later changing the color

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Returns

nil

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Example

DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("Testing", 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);

Result

Testing -- in red

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Escape Sequences

It is possible to control the text in the MessageFrame with escape sequences in text

Set Color

Syntax:

|cAARRGGBB  colored text  

Example:

|cFFFF0000This Will Be In Red

Remove Color

Syntax:

|cAARRGGBB  colored text  |r  uncolored text

Example:

|cFF00FF00In Green|rDefault Color

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