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WoWWiki>VoidvectorBot: Remove singatures made using ~ in main namespace

2007-02-10T06:21:49Z

Remove singatures made using ~ in main namespace

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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.

WoWWiki>Starlightblunder at 12:13, 16 December 2006

2006-12-16T12:13:04Z

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	{{wowapi}} __NOTOC__		{{wowapi}} __NOTOC__
			{{removedapi\|2.0.1\|For alternatives, try [[API_SecureTemplates\|Secure Templates]] or the /target}}

	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.

WoWWiki>Delee: /* Details */

2006-12-09T15:33:18Z

Details

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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.

WoWWiki>Baudzilla: /* Details */

2006-07-06T21:53:36Z

Details

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	: 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.

			: 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. -- [[User:Flickering\|Flickering]] 20:37, 7 Jan 2005 (EST)

WoWWiki>Mikk: Add exactMatch. Reformat.

2006-06-25T18:52:29Z

Add exactMatch. Reformat.

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	~~<center>'''TargetByName''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Flickering\|Flickering]]-''</center>~~		{{wowapi}} __NOTOC__

	TargetByName("name");		Target a player by their name.

			TargetByName("name", exactMatch);

	~~Target a player by their name.~~

	~~----~~		== Parameters ==
	~~;''~~Arguments''		===Arguments===

	:("name")		:("name", exactMatch)
	~~:;name : String - The [[API TYPE PlayerName]] name of the player to target.~~

	-~~---~~		:;name : String - The [[API TYPE PlayerName\|name]] of the player to target.
	;~~''Example''~~		:;exactMatch : Boolean

	~~TargetByName("Norrin");~~		== Example ==

	~~----~~		TargetByName("Norrin", true);
	;~~''Details''~~

	~~: If the user isn't nearby or doesn't exist, TargetByName seems to pick the closest match from characters nearby. --[[User:Nightspark\|Nightspark]] 20:29, 7 Jan 2005 (EST)~~		== Details ==
	: 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 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)
	~~{{WoW API}}~~

WoWWiki>Muert at 05:55, 4 January 2006

2006-01-04T05:55:03Z

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	{{~~Template:~~WoW API}}		{{WoW API}}
	~~[[Category:API Targetting Functions\|TargetByName]]~~

WoWWiki>Flickering: Finished the experiment

2005-01-08T01:37:06Z

Finished the experiment

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	: ~~It's probably worth testing what happens if~~ the ~~name~~ isn't ~~close by,~~ or doesn't exist, ~~or is an enemy or NPC, etc~~. -- [[User:~~Flickering~~\|~~Flickering~~]] 14:06, ~~28 Dec 2004~~ (EST)		: If the user isn't nearby or doesn't exist, TargetByName seems to pick the closest match from characters nearby. --[[User:Nightspark\|Nightspark]] 20:29, 7 Jan 2005 (EST)
	: If the ~~user isn't nearby or doesn't exist, TargetByName seems to pick the closest match from characters nearby~~. It is ~~unknown if TargetByName returns any~~ value ~~if succesful or not~~. --[[User:~~Nightspark~~\|~~Nightspark~~]] 20:29, 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. -- [[User:Flickering\|Flickering]] 20:37, 7 Jan 2005 (EST)


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	[[Category:API Targetting Functions\|TargetByName]]		[[Category:API Targetting Functions\|TargetByName]]

WoWWiki>Nightspark at 01:29, 8 January 2005

2005-01-08T01:29:31Z

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	: It's probably worth testing what happens if the name isn't close by, or doesn't exist, or is an enemy or NPC, etc. -- [[User:Flickering\|Flickering]] 14:06, 28 Dec 2004 (EST)		: It's probably worth testing what happens if the name isn't close by, or doesn't exist, or is an enemy or NPC, etc. -- [[User:Flickering\|Flickering]] 14:06, 28 Dec 2004 (EST)
			: If the user isn't nearby or doesn't exist, TargetByName seems to pick the closest match from characters nearby. It is unknown if TargetByName returns any value if succesful or not. --[[User:Nightspark\|Nightspark]] 20:29, 7 Jan 2005 (EST)

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	[[Category:API Targetting Functions\|TargetByName]]		[[Category:API Targetting Functions\|TargetByName]]

WoWWiki>Flickering: New document

2004-12-28T19:06:01Z

New document

New page

<center>'''TargetByName''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Flickering|Flickering]]-''</center>

TargetByName("name");

Target a player by their name.

----
;''Arguments''

:("name")
:;name : String - The [[API TYPE PlayerName]] name of the player to target.

----
;''Example''

TargetByName("Norrin");

----
;''Details''

: It's probably worth testing what happens if the name isn't close by, or doesn't exist, or is an enemy or NPC, etc. -- [[User:Flickering|Flickering]] 14:06, 28 Dec 2004 (EST)

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[[Category:API Targetting Functions|TargetByName]]