WoW API: SetItemRef

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This function is implemented in Lua here FrameXML/ItemRef.lua.

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Handles Links in Chat, originally just ItemLinks but now also handles PlayerLinks.

SetItemRef(link, text, button);

Parameters

link

String - Link to Use, (eg 'item:3577:0:0:0:0:0:0:276308480' is a [Gold Bar], 'player:Kaso' is [Kaso]).

text

String - The Text of the link, including Text Colour Infomation and itemlinks (eg The previous two examples :

'|cff1eff00|Hitem:3577:0:0:0:0:0:0:276308480|h[Gold Bar]|h|r'

'|Hplayer:Kaso|h[Kaso]|h'

button: String - The button used to click the notes 'LeftButton' or 'RightButton' Apparently, See Notes.

This function is affected by Shift and Ctrl keys, and depends on what is being clicked, according to the below table:

Ctrl Key

Shift Key

No modifier

Left Button

Right Button

Left Button

Right Button

Left Button

Right Button

Player Link:

-

/who player

Open Tell

Dropdown menu

Item Link:

Dressup

Link in chat

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