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Move page script moved page API GetChannelName to WoW:API GetChannelName without leaving a redirect
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Retrieves the id and the name from a specific channel. | Retrieves the id and the name from a specific channel. | ||
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If the channel argument is the channel number (ie 6 or "6"), then the returned channel name is correct. | If the channel argument is the channel number (ie 6 or "6"), then the returned channel name is correct. | ||
The channel id returns correctly in both cases. | The channel id returns correctly in both cases. | ||
It's also worthy to note the strange behaviour of (at least) Trade channels. Login to a city, GetChannelName("Trade - City") will return the channel number it's on. Step outside the city, you'll leave the channel yet making that call again will return the channel number you *were* on. As such, it's not entirely reliable for detecting if you're in a trade enabled zone. | |||
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myChannel = 1; | myChannel = 1; | ||
id, name = GetChannelName(myChannel); | id, name = GetChannelName(myChannel); | ||
if ( | if (id > 0 and name ~= nil) then | ||
SendChatMessage("This is just a test.", "CHANNEL", nil, | SendChatMessage("This is just a test.", "CHANNEL", nil, id); | ||
end | end | ||
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: Retrieves the name from a specific channel. | : Retrieves the name from a specific channel. | ||
: Also returns a 3rd value, seems to always be 0 on enUS client, its purpose is unknown. | |||