$commandName

The $commandName function returns the name of the command currently being executed, as defined in the BDFD editor.

Syntax

$commandName

Parameters

None.

Return value

• Type: String
• The name of the command (e.g., help, ban, ping).

Behavior

• Returns the internal name of the command, not the trigger.
• The name is the one set in the BDFD console.
• Useful for logs, contextual help, and detection.

Examples

Execution log

$log[📌 $userName ($authorID) executed /$commandName in #$channelName on $serverName]

Contextual help

$title[❓ Help: $commandName]
$description[
**Command:** $commandName
**Type:** $commandType
**Folder:** $commandFolder
**Trigger:** $commandTrigger
]
$footer[Used by $userName]
$sendMessage[]

Custom error handling

$if[$message[1]==]
  $sendMessage[❌ Correct usage: $commandTrigger <parameter>
  Type `!help $commandName` for more information.]
  $stop
$endif

Usage statistics (via storage)

$var[count;$getVar[usage_$commandName]]
$var[count;$math[$var[count]+1]]
$setVar[usage_$commandName;$var[count]]
$log[📊 $commandName used $var[count] times]

Detection for specific behavior

$if[$commandName==help]
  $sendMessage[📚 Here is the command list...]
$elseif[$commandName==ping]
  $sendMessage[🏓 Pong! Latency: $ping ms]
$else
  $sendMessage[Command $commandName executed.]
$endif

Notes

• $commandName returns the internal name, not the trigger (prefix).
• For slash commands, the name corresponds to the application command name.
• For the type (prefix/slash), use $commandType.
• For the folder, use $commandFolder.