GetChatWindowInfo

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Added in 1.0.0 / 1.13.2

Returns info for a chat window.

name, fontSize, r, g, b, alpha, shown, locked, docked, uninteractable = GetChatWindowInfo(frameIndex)

Parameters

Arguments

(frameIndex)

frameIndex

number - The index of the chat window to get information for (starts at 1).

Returns

name, fontSize, r, g, b, alpha, shown, locked, docked, uninteractable

name

string - The name of the chat window, or an empty string for its default name.

fontSize

number - The font size for the window.

r

number - The red component of the window's background color (0.0 - 1.0);

g

number - The green component of the window's background color (0.0 - 1.0);

b

number - The blue component of the window's background color (0.0 - 1.0);

alpha

number - The alpha level (opacity) of the window background (0.0 - 1.0);

shown

number - 1 if the window is shown, 0 if it is hidden.

locked

number - 1 if the window is locked in place, 0 if it is movable.

docked

number - 1 to NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS; Index Order of docked tab EG: General = 1, Combat Log = 2. nil if floating.

Example

local name, fontSize, r, g, b, alpha, shown, locked, docked, uninteractable = GetChatWindowInfo(i);

Details

• Retrieves Chat Window configuration information. This is what FrameXML uses to know how to display the actual windows. This configuration information is set via the SetChatWindow...() family of functions which causes the "UPDATE_CHAT_WINDOWS" event to fire. FrameXML calls GetChatWindowInfo() when it receives this event.
• 'frameIndex' can be any chat window index between 1 and NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS. '1' is the main chat window.