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	Sends a message to the hidden addon channel. Introduced in [[Patch 1.12]].		Sends a message to the hidden addon channel. Introduced in [[Patch 1.12]]. Replaced in 8.0 by C_ChatInfo.SendAddonMessage.
	SendAddonMessage("prefix", "text", "type", "target");		SendAddonMessage("prefix", "text", "type", "target");

81.241.125.141: le ; :p

2015-11-23T08:28:10Z

le ; :p

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	Sends a message to the hidden addon channel. Introduced in [[Patch 1.12]].		Sends a message to the hidden addon channel. Introduced in [[Patch 1.12]].
	SendAddonMessage("prefix", "text", "type", "target")		SendAddonMessage("prefix", "text", "type", "target");

	== Parameters ==		== Parameters ==

95.97.84.45: Added officer as valid send target

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Added officer as valid send target

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	== Parameters ==		== Parameters ==
	=== Arguments ===		=== Arguments ===
	:;prefix : String - Message prefix, can be used as your addon identifier. (16 Character Limit)		:;prefix
	:;text : String - Text to send.		:: String - Message prefix, can be used as your addon identifier. (16 Character Limit)
	:;type : String - AddOn channel to send to. Valid types are "PARTY", "RAID", "GUILD", "BATTLEGROUND". As of 2.1, "WHISPER" was also added.		:;text
	:;target : String - Used only for "WHISPER" communication - the player to whisper to.		:: String - Text to send.
			:;type
			:: String - AddOn channel to send to. Valid types are "PARTY", "RAID", "GUILD", "OFFICER", "BATTLEGROUND". As of 2.1, "WHISPER" was also added.
			:;target
			:: String - Used only for "WHISPER" communication - the player to whisper to.

	== Example ==		== Example ==
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	* Calling this function results in the event [[Events/C#CHAT_MSG_ADDON\|CHAT_MSG_ADDON]] being invoked on:		* Calling this function results in the event [[Events/C#CHAT_MSG_ADDON\|CHAT_MSG_ADDON]] being invoked on:
	** <target>'s client if <type> is "WHISPER" or		** <target>'s client if <type> is "WHISPER" or
	** all clients in the <type> chat channel, otherwise		** all clients in the <type> chat channel, otherwise
	* Messages sent to "RAID" while in a party will get delivered to "PARTY"		* Messages sent to "RAID" while in a party will get delivered to "PARTY"
	* To send to your battleground group, "BATTLEGROUND" must be used		* To send to your battleground group, "BATTLEGROUND" must be used

WoWWiki>Tokum: /* Arguments */

2011-04-28T16:54:58Z

Arguments

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	== Parameters ==		== Parameters ==
	=== Arguments ===		=== Arguments ===
	:;prefix : String - Message prefix, can be used as your addon identifier.		:;prefix : String - Message prefix, can be used as your addon identifier. (16 Character Limit)
	:;text : String - Text to send.		:;text : String - Text to send.
	:;type : String - AddOn channel to send to. Valid types are "PARTY", "RAID", "GUILD", "BATTLEGROUND". As of 2.1, "WHISPER" was also added.		:;type : String - AddOn channel to send to. Valid types are "PARTY", "RAID", "GUILD", "BATTLEGROUND". As of 2.1, "WHISPER" was also added.

WoWWiki>Farmbuyer: There's only one channel; remove plural

2009-08-18T00:47:22Z

There's only one channel; remove plural

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	Sends a message to hidden ~~AddOn channels~~. Introduced in [[Patch 1.12]].		Sends a message to the hidden addon channel. Introduced in [[Patch 1.12]].
	SendAddonMessage("prefix", "text", "type", "target")		SendAddonMessage("prefix", "text", "type", "target")

WoWWiki>Ohklus: Updated with new information (whispers sent cross-server)

2008-09-24T10:14:19Z

Updated with new information (whispers sent cross-server)

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	* except NULL (ASCII dec-ID 0) all characters (decimal ID 1-255) are allowed (in opposition to [[API SendChatMessage\|SendChatMessage]] where many characters are disallowed)		* except NULL (ASCII dec-ID 0) all characters (decimal ID 1-255) are allowed (in opposition to [[API SendChatMessage\|SendChatMessage]] where many characters are disallowed)
	* The "WHISPER" mode was added with patch 2.1, as servers will begin to rate throttle regular whispers to alleviate [[spam]] problems.		* The "WHISPER" mode was added with patch 2.1, as servers will begin to rate throttle regular whispers to alleviate [[spam]] problems.
	* As of 2.1.0 whispers sent cross-server in battlefields will be sent as regular whispers and aren't hidden by the addon channel.		* As of 2.1.0 whispers sent cross-server in battlefields will be sent as regular whispers and aren't hidden by the addon channel. (As of 2.4.3 this does not seem to be true: sending a message via WHISPER to another servers player was '''not''' sent as regular whisper. I did not test if the message was received properly. I think it worked because no "this player is offline" error message appeared.)

WoWWiki>Exeglow: /* Notes */

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Notes

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* Calling this function results in the event [[Events/C#CHAT_MSG_ADDON\|CHAT_MSG_ADDON]] being invoked on all clients in the ~~PARTY~~, ~~RAID, BATTLEGROUND or GUILD channels.~~		* Calling this function results in the event [[Events/C#CHAT_MSG_ADDON\|CHAT_MSG_ADDON]] being invoked on:
	* Messages sent to "RAID" while in a party will get delivered to "PARTY"~~; messages sent to "RAID" or "PARTY" while not in a group will not be delivered.~~ To send to your battleground group, "BATTLEGROUND" must be used.		** <target>'s client if <type> is "WHISPER" or
			** all clients in the <type> chat channel, otherwise
			* Messages sent to "RAID" while in a party will get delivered to "PARTY"
			* To send to your battleground group, "BATTLEGROUND" must be used
			* Messages sent to <type> when you are not in the specified community will not be delivered.
	* The message will not be affected by the player's level of [[Drunk\|drunkenness]].		* The message will not be affected by the player's level of [[Drunk\|drunkenness]].
	* The tab character ("\t") is used as a delimiter between the prefix and the message text -- because of this, \t can not be used as part of prefix. The combined length of message and prefix can be at most 254 characters (255th is the tab character used to delimit the two), length above 254 will disconnect you.		* The tab character ("\t") is used as a delimiter between the prefix and the message text
			** because of this, \t can not be used as part of prefix
			** The combined length of message and prefix can be at most 254 characters (255th is the tab character used to delimit the two)
			** length above 254 will disconnect you.
	* except NULL (ASCII dec-ID 0) all characters (decimal ID 1-255) are allowed (in opposition to [[API SendChatMessage\|SendChatMessage]] where many characters are disallowed)		* except NULL (ASCII dec-ID 0) all characters (decimal ID 1-255) are allowed (in opposition to [[API SendChatMessage\|SendChatMessage]] where many characters are disallowed)
	* The "WHISPER" mode was added with patch 2.1, as servers will begin to rate throttle regular whispers to alleviate [[spam]] problems.		* The "WHISPER" mode was added with patch 2.1, as servers will begin to rate throttle regular whispers to alleviate [[spam]] problems.
	* As of 2.1.0 whispers sent cross-server in battlefields will be sent as regular whispers and aren't hidden by the addon channel.		* As of 2.1.0 whispers sent cross-server in battlefields will be sent as regular whispers and aren't hidden by the addon channel.

WoWWiki>Ohklus: Updated with new information -> allowed characters

2007-12-28T14:47:59Z

Updated with new information -> allowed characters

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	* The message will not be affected by the player's level of [[Drunk\|drunkenness]].		* The message will not be affected by the player's level of [[Drunk\|drunkenness]].
	* The tab character ("\t") is used as a delimiter between the prefix and the message text -- because of this, \t can not be used as part of prefix. The combined length of message and prefix can be at most 254 characters (255th is the tab character used to delimit the two), length above 254 will disconnect you.		* The tab character ("\t") is used as a delimiter between the prefix and the message text -- because of this, \t can not be used as part of prefix. The combined length of message and prefix can be at most 254 characters (255th is the tab character used to delimit the two), length above 254 will disconnect you.
			* except NULL (ASCII dec-ID 0) all characters (decimal ID 1-255) are allowed (in opposition to [[API SendChatMessage\|SendChatMessage]] where many characters are disallowed)
	* The "WHISPER" mode was added with patch 2.1, as servers will begin to rate throttle regular whispers to alleviate [[spam]] problems.		* The "WHISPER" mode was added with patch 2.1, as servers will begin to rate throttle regular whispers to alleviate [[spam]] problems.
	* As of 2.1.0 whispers sent cross-server in battlefields will be sent as regular whispers and aren't hidden by the addon channel.		* As of 2.1.0 whispers sent cross-server in battlefields will be sent as regular whispers and aren't hidden by the addon channel.

WoWWiki>Shadowed: /* Notes */ Added 2.1.0 whisper bug

2007-05-30T16:18:39Z

Notes: Added 2.1.0 whisper bug

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	* The tab character ("\t") is used as a delimiter between the prefix and the message text -- because of this, \t can not be used as part of prefix. The combined length of message and prefix can be at most 254 characters (255th is the tab character used to delimit the two), length above 254 will disconnect you.		* The tab character ("\t") is used as a delimiter between the prefix and the message text -- because of this, \t can not be used as part of prefix. The combined length of message and prefix can be at most 254 characters (255th is the tab character used to delimit the two), length above 254 will disconnect you.
	* The "WHISPER" mode was added with patch 2.1, as servers will begin to rate throttle regular whispers to alleviate [[spam]] problems.		* The "WHISPER" mode was added with patch 2.1, as servers will begin to rate throttle regular whispers to alleviate [[spam]] problems.
			* As of 2.1.0 whispers sent cross-server in battlefields will be sent as regular whispers and aren't hidden by the addon channel.