Syntax

$addCategorySelect[customId;(placeholder);(minValues);(maxValues);(disabled);(messageID)]

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required
customId	Custom ID that identifies the menu when it is used (1 to 100 characters).	Yes
placeholder	Text displayed when nothing is selected.	No
minValues	Minimum number of categories to select, integer from 0 to 25 (default: 1, also when empty).	No
maxValues	Maximum number of categories to select, integer from 1 to 25 (default: 1, also when empty). It must not be lower than minValues (Minimum cannot exceed maximum.).	No
disabled	yes/true to disable the menu, no/false (default, also when empty) otherwise. Any other value raises Expected yes or no.	No
messageID	ID of an existing message sent by the bot (a positive integer, otherwise Invalid message ID.). The menu is added to that message instead of the response being built.	No

Description

This menu is a channel select restricted to categories (similar to $addChannelSelect). The selected IDs are read, in the script run for the interaction, with the channel select functions: $getChannelSelectChannelID[index], $getChannelSelectChannelIDs[separator;(limit)] and $getChannelSelectChannelCount.

The menu always gets its own action row, and a message holds at most 5 rows (A message supports at most 5 component rows.). Do not write $addActionRow before a select menu: the empty row it creates stays in the message and the response fails with Invalid component row size.

The menu belongs to the response message of the script (the text written in the script and the embed functions), not to a message sent with $sendMessage[].

Examples

Category selection

Select a category
$addCategorySelect[menu_cat;Choose a category]

Multiple categories

Select up to 5 categories
$addCategorySelect[menu_cats;Select categories;1;5]

Disabled menu

This menu is currently disabled
$addCategorySelect[menu_cat_disabled;Unavailable;1;1;yes]

Handling the interaction

The script run when the menu is used reads the choice and identifies the menu with $customID:

$if[$customID==menu_cat]
  Selected category: <#$getChannelSelectChannelID[1]>
$endif

Notes

• The values are Discord category IDs; use <#ID> to mention a category.
• A single select menu per action row.