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Bear at 07:16, 21 September 2013

2013-09-21T07:16:18Z

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			{{userfunc}}

	The following snippet provides a global function RunSlashCmd that can be used to execute an arbitrary slash command (i.e. "/myaddon hi").		The following snippet provides a global function RunSlashCmd that can be used to execute an arbitrary slash command (i.e. "/myaddon hi").
	local _G = _G		local _G = _G
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	i = i + 1		i = i + 1
	end		end
	end		end

	=== Usage ===		=== Usage ===
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	== Alternative ==		== Alternative ==
	Another method to accomplish the same effect is to insert the command into an editbox and send the command. Note that it's usually better to do this with your own EditBox to avoid taint or conflicts with user input into the default editbox.		Another method to accomplish the same effect is to insert the command into an editbox and send the command. Note that it's usually better to do this with your own EditBox to avoid taint or conflicts with user input into the default editbox.

	-- Create our editbox (may not need a name, untested)		-- Create our editbox (may not need a name, untested)
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	ChatEdit_SendText(editbox)		ChatEdit_SendText(editbox)

	However as of 3.3.5 you must set the chatFrame variable on your editbox before the OnLoad function runs. So if you want to use the above code you need to create the frame in XML or create a template and then use that template to create the frame.		However as of 3.3.5 you must set the chatFrame variable on your editbox before the OnLoad function runs. So if you want to use the above code you need to create the frame in XML or create a template and then use that template to create the frame.

	<EditBox name="MyAddOnEditBoxTemplate" inherits="ChatFrameEditBoxTemplate" virtual="true">		<EditBox name="MyAddOnEditBoxTemplate" inherits="ChatFrameEditBoxTemplate" virtual="true">
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	editbox:SetText("/command here")		editbox:SetText("/command here")
	ChatEdit_SendText(editbox)		ChatEdit_SendText(editbox)

	[[Category:User defined functions]]		[[Category:User defined functions]]

WoWWiki>Starlightblunder at 00:23, 28 June 2010

2010-06-28T00:23:54Z

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	~~Thanks to cladhaire and Josh_Borke for all the effort in coming up with this code~~ that ~~allows you~~ to ~~pass a~~ /~~command to wow from a lua script~~. ~~The following code is cladhaire's final product~~		The following snippet provides a global function RunSlashCmd that can be used to execute an arbitrary slash command (i.e. "/myaddon hi").

	local _G = _G		local _G = _G
	~~local~~ function RunSlashCmd(cmd)		function RunSlashCmd(cmd)
	local slash, rest = cmd:match("^(%S+)%s*(.-)$")		local slash, rest = cmd:match("^(%S+)%s*(.-)$")
	for name in pairs(SlashCmdList) do		for name, func in pairs(SlashCmdList) do
	local i = 1		local i, slashCmd = 1
	~~local slashCmd~~
	repeat		repeat
	slashCmd = _G["SLASH_"..name..i]		slashCmd, i = _G["SLASH_"..name..i], i + 1

	if slashCmd == slash then		if slashCmd == slash then
	~~-- Call the handler~~		return true, func(rest)
	~~SlashCmdList[name]~~(rest)
	~~return true~~
	end		end
	~~i = i + 1~~
	until not slashCmd		until not slashCmd
			end
			-- Okay, so it's not a slash command. It may also be an emote.
			local i = 1
			while _G["EMOTE" .. i .. "_TOKEN"] do
			local j, cn = 2, _G["EMOTE" .. i .. "_CMD1"]
			while cn do
			if cn == slash then
			return true, DoEmote(_G["EMOTE" .. i .. "_TOKEN"], rest);
			end
			j, cn = j+1, _G["EMOTE" .. i .. "_CMD" .. j]
			end
			i = i + 1
	end		end
	end		end
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	RunSlashCmd("/addon do this")		RunSlashCmd("/addon do this")

	~~Try~~
	~~local t={}; t.GetText = function(self) return self.text end; local function RunSlash(slash) t.text = slash; ChatEdit_ParseText(t) end~~

	== Alternative ==		== Alternative ==

WoWWiki>WoWWiki-Shefki: Apparently the frame does need to be named.

2010-06-27T23:22:24Z

Apparently the frame does need to be named.

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   -- Create our editbox (may not need a name, untested)
   local editbox = CreateFrame("EditBox", "myEditBox", UIParent, "ChatFrameEditBoxTemplate")
   editbox:SetText("/command here")

WoWWiki>Charibot: catfix

2008-07-09T00:43:55Z

catfix

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	ChatEdit_SendText(editbox)		ChatEdit_SendText(editbox)

	[[Category:User ~~Defined Functions~~]]		[[Category:User defined functions]]

WoWWiki>Quamarett at 00:36, 20 December 2007

2007-12-20T00:36:54Z

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	editbox:SetText("/command here")		editbox:SetText("/command here")
	ChatEdit_SendText(editbox)		ChatEdit_SendText(editbox)

			[[Category:User Defined Functions]]

WoWWiki>Tekkub at 21:40, 19 December 2007

2007-12-19T21:40:55Z

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	Thanks to cladhaire and Josh_Borke for all the effort in coming up with this code that allows you to pass a /command to wow from a lua script. The following code is cladhaire's final product		Thanks to cladhaire and Josh_Borke for all the effort in coming up with this code that allows you to pass a /command to wow from a lua script. The following code is cladhaire's final product

			local _G = _G
	function RunSlashCmd(cmd)		local function RunSlashCmd(cmd)
	local slash,rest = cmd:match("^(%S+)%s*(.-)$")		local slash, rest = cmd:match("^(%S+)%s*(.-)$")
	for name in pairs(SlashCmdList) do		for name in pairs(SlashCmdList) do
	local i = 1		local i = 1
	local slashCmd		local slashCmd
	repeat		repeat
	slashCmd = ~~getglobal(~~"SLASH_"..name..i)		slashCmd = _G["SLASH_"..name..i]

	if slashCmd == slash then		if slashCmd == slash then
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	end		end
	i = i + 1		i = i + 1
	until slashCmd ~~== nil~~		until not slashCmd
	end		end
	~~return false~~
	end		end

	RunSlashCmd("/help")		=== Usage ===
			RunSlashCmd("/help")
	RunSlashCmd("/addon do this")		RunSlashCmd("/addon do this")

	Try		Try
	local t={}; t.GetText = function(self) return self.text end; local function RunSlash(slash) t.text = slash; ChatEdit_ParseText(t) end		local t={}; t.GetText = function(self) return self.text end; local function RunSlash(slash) t.text = slash; ChatEdit_ParseText(t) end

			== Alternative ==
			Another method to accomplish the same effect is to insert the command into an editbox and send the command. Note that it's usually better to do this with your own EditBox to avoid taint or conflicts with user input into the default editbox.

			-- Create our editbox (may not need a name, untested)
			local editbox = CreateFrame("EditBox", "myEditBox", UIParent, "ChatFrameEditBoxTemplate")

			editbox:SetText("/command here")
			ChatEdit_SendText(editbox)

WoWWiki>JoshBorke: winner

2007-12-19T21:35:26Z

winner

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	RunSlashCmd("/addon do this")		RunSlashCmd("/addon do this")

			Try
			local t={}; t.GetText = function(self) return self.text end; local function RunSlash(slash) t.text = slash; ChatEdit_ParseText(t) end

WoWWiki>TestleK: New page: Thanks to cladhaire and Josh_Borke for all the effort in coming up with this code that allows you to pass a /command to wow from a lua script. The following code is cladhaire's final produ...

2007-12-19T21:13:05Z

New page: Thanks to cladhaire and Josh_Borke for all the effort in coming up with this code that allows you to pass a /command to wow from a lua script. The following code is cladhaire's final produ...

New page

Thanks to cladhaire and Josh_Borke for all the effort in coming up with this code that allows you to pass a /command to wow from a lua script. The following code is cladhaire's final product

function RunSlashCmd(cmd)
local slash,rest = cmd:match("^(%S+)%s*(.-)$")
for name in pairs(SlashCmdList) do
local i = 1
local slashCmd
repeat
slashCmd = getglobal("SLASH_"..name..i)

if slashCmd == slash then
-- Call the handler
SlashCmdList[name](rest)
return true
end
i = i + 1
until slashCmd == nil
end
return false
end

RunSlashCmd("/help")

RunSlashCmd("/addon do this")