CHAT_MSG_TARGETICONS

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Added in 3.3.3

Fired when a raid target icon is set. This is used by the chat filter, if the player is watching raid icons in chat output (in the Filters right-click menu, under Other, look for Target Icons).

CHAT_MSG_TARGETICONS: text, playerName, languageName, channelName, playerName2, specialFlags, zoneChannelID, channelIndex, channelBaseName, languageID, lineID, guid, bnSenderID, isMobile, isSubtitle, hideSenderInLetterbox, supressRaidIcons

Payload

CHAT_MSG_CHANNEL in /etrace

1. text

string - The formatted message to be displayed in the chat window.

• Formatted from the TARGET_ICON_SET globalstring: "|Hplayer:%s|h[%s]|h sets |TInterface\\TargetingFrame\\UI-RaidTargetingIcon_%d:0|t on %s."

2. playerName

string - Name of the user that initiated the chat message.

3. languageName

string - Localized name of the language if applicable, e.g. "Common" or "Thalassian"

4. channelName

string - Channel name with channelIndex, e.g. "2. Trade - City"

5. playerName2

string - The target name when there are two users involved, otherwise the same as playerName or an empty string.

6. specialFlags

string - User flags if applicable, possible values are: "GM", "DEV", "AFK", "DND", "COM"

7. zoneChannelID

number - The static ID of the zone channel, e.g. 1 for General, 2 for Trade and 22 for LocalDefense.

8. channelIndex

number - Channel index, this usually is related to the order in which you joined each channel.

9. channelBaseName

string - Channel name without the number, e.g. "Trade - City"

10. languageID

number - LanguageID

11. lineID

number - Unique chat lineID for differentiating/reporting chat messages. Can be passed to PlayerLocation:CreateFromChatLineID()

12. guid

string - Sender's Unit GUID.

13. bnSenderID

number - ID of the Battle.net friend.

14. isMobile

boolean - If the sender is using the Blizzard Battle.net Mobile app.

15. isSubtitle

boolean

16. hideSenderInLetterbox

boolean - Whether this chat message is meant to show in the CinematicFrame only.

17. supressRaidIcons

boolean - Whether Target marker expressions like {rt7} and {diamond} should not be rendered with C_ChatInfo.ReplaceIconAndGroupExpressions()