$commandType

The $commandType function returns the type of the command currently being executed: prefix for classic text commands, or slash for Discord slash commands.

Syntax

$commandType

Parameters

None.

Return value

• Type: String
• prefix: Command triggered by a text prefix (!, ?, etc.).
• slash: Command triggered via the Discord slash interface (/).

Behavior

• Allows adapting the behavior based on the invocation type.
• Functionally equivalent to $if[$isSlash==true]slash$elseprefix$endif.

Examples

Adaptive response

$if[$commandType==slash]
  $sendEphemeral[✅ Operation successful!]
$else
  $sendMessage[✅ Operation successful!]
$endif

Differentiated log

$if[$commandType==slash]
  $log[🔹 SLASH /$commandName by $username]
$else
  $log[🔸 PREFIX $commandTrigger by $username]
$endif

Contextual help

$title[⚙️ Command details]
$addField[Name;$commandName;yes]
$addField[Trigger;$commandTrigger;yes]
$addField[Type;$if[$commandType==slash]🔹 Slash$else🔸 Prefix$endif;yes]
$addField[Folder;$commandFolder;yes]
$footer[Language: $scriptLanguage]
$sendMessage[]

Hybrid command with arguments

;; Retrieve arguments based on the type
$if[$commandType==slash]
  $var[arg1;$slashOption[target]]
  $var[arg2;$slashOption[reason]]
$else
  $var[arg1;$message[1]]
  $var[arg2;$message[2]]
$endif

$sendMessage[🎯 Target: $var[arg1] | Reason: $var[arg2]]

Notes

• Possible values: prefix or slash.
• For a simple boolean check, use $isSlash.
• Ephemeral responses ($sendEphemeral[]) only work with slash commands.
• The type is configured in the BDFD console when creating the command.