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WoWWiki>Starlightblunder: framexmlfunc

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	{{~~wowapi~~}}		{{framexmlfunc\|RestrictedEnvironment.lua}}
	~~Takes any number of~~ arguments ~~and prints their values~~ to the default chat frame ~~using the [[API tostring\|tostring()]] function~~		Passes its arguments to the current print output handler. By default, this will output them all to the default chat frame.
	print(~~"Hello, WoW!")~~		print(...)

	~~== Parameters ==~~

	~~=== Arguments ===~~
	~~:("arg1"[, "argN"]~~)

	~~:;arg1 : object to print~~		== Arguments ==
	~~:;argN : object to print, separated by a space from the previous object.~~		; ... : Any - any number of any type of values.

	==~~= Returns =~~==
	:~~;nil~~

	== Example ==		== Example ==
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	print("Hello", "this is a", {}, "value")		print("Hello", "this is a", {}, "value")
	prints <code>Hello this is a table: ###### value</code>		prints <code>Hello this is a table: ###### value</code>


	== Details ==		== Details ==
	This function ~~serves as~~ a ~~cleaner replacement from DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage~~().		* This function is a securecall/forceinsecure wrapper around the current print output handler function. Instead of attempting to replace it, you can set your own output handler function using {{api\|setprinthandler}}(func).
			* This function serves as a cleaner replacement from DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(); unlike which, it can safely be used to output nil values.
	~~Each argument given is printed separated by~~ a ~~space~~ from ~~the previous one.~~

	~~Unlike~~ DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(), ~~'''print()''' will allow the~~ output nil values ~~to the chat frame without causing an error message~~.

	~~'''print()''' was added~~ in 3.0.2 (8926)		== History ==
			* Added in 3.0.2 (8926)

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 {{wowapi}}
-Print an argument to the default chat frame.
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   print("Hello, WoW!")
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 === Returns ===
 :;nil
 == Details ==

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	Each argument given is printed separated by a space from the previous one.		Each argument given is printed separated by a space from the previous one.

			Unlike DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(), '''print()''' will allow the output nil values to the chat frame without causing an error message.

	'''print()''' was added in 3.0.2 (8926)		'''print()''' was added in 3.0.2 (8926)

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{{wowapi}}
Print an argument to the default chat frame.
print("Hello, WoW!")

== Parameters ==

=== Arguments ===
:("arg1"[, "argN"])

:;arg1 : object to print
:;argN : object to print, separated by a space from the previous object.

=== Returns ===
:;nil

== Details ==
This function serves as a cleaner replacement from DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage().

Each argument given is printed separated by a space from the previous one.

'''print()''' was added in 3.0.2 (8926)