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({{framexmlfunc|FrameXML/ChatFrame.lua}} __NOTOC__)
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:(chatFrame, 'channelName')
:(chatFrame, 'channelName')


:;chatFrame : Object - the chat frame to display the channel in
:;chatFrame : Object - The chat frame to display the channel in. Some ex
:;channelName : String - The name of the chatchannel to activate.
:;channelName : String - The name of the chatchannel to activate.


=== Returns ===
=== Returns ===
:retCode
:nil
 
:;retCode : Number - ?


== Example ==
== Example ==


  ChatFrame_AddChannel(DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME, "test");
  ChatFrame_AddChannel(DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME, "test");
ChatFrame_AddChannel(SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME, "ErrorInfo");
ChatFrame_AddChannel(ChatFrame1, "AnotherChannel");
====chatFrame====
<code>DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME</code> - Adds the channel to the default chat window.<BR>
<code>SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME</code> - Adds the channel in the chat window with focus ( the front window ).<BR>
<code>ChatFrameX</code> - Where X is an int from 1 to 10. Seems to add the channel to any chat window, where X=1 is the left-most window.<BR>

Revision as of 19:25, 3 December 2006

WoW API < ChatFrame:AddChannel

"I" iconThis function is implemented in Lua here FrameXML/ChatFrame.lua.
ChatFrame_AddChannel(chatFrame, 'channelName');

Order a chat frame to display a previously-joined chat channel


Parameters

Arguments

(chatFrame, 'channelName')
chatFrame
Object - The chat frame to display the channel in. Some ex
channelName
String - The name of the chatchannel to activate.

Returns

nil

Example

ChatFrame_AddChannel(DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME, "test");
ChatFrame_AddChannel(SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME, "ErrorInfo");
ChatFrame_AddChannel(ChatFrame1, "AnotherChannel");

chatFrame

DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME - Adds the channel to the default chat window.
SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME - Adds the channel in the chat window with focus ( the front window ).
ChatFrameX - Where X is an int from 1 to 10. Seems to add the channel to any chat window, where X=1 is the left-most window.