Components & Interactions
getChannelSelectChannelIDs
$getChannelSelectChannelIDs
$getChannelSelectChannelIDs[] returns all the channel IDs selected in the channel select menu that triggered the current interaction, joined by a separator.
Syntax
$getChannelSelectChannelIDs[separator;(limit)]
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
separator |
Text inserted between the items. Required, not trimmed; an empty separator concatenates the items without anything between them. |
limit |
Optional. Maximum number of items returned, taken from the first selected. A positive integer, otherwise Selection limit must be a positive integer.; empty or omitted means no limit. |
Return Value
- Type: String
- The selected channel IDs, in selection order, joined by
separator. - An empty string when nothing was selected.
Behavior
- It raises
Select values require a component callback.outside of a component interaction (interaction type 3), andThis callback has no channelSelect selection.when the interaction that triggered the script is not a channel select menu. - The IDs are those of the channels picked in the menu;
$addCategorySelectand$addVoiceSelectmenus are channel menus too and use these functions. - The number of selected items is returned by
$getChannelSelectChannelCount. - Without brackets (
$getChannelSelectChannelIDs) the engine refuses the call (Invalid argument count).
Examples
All selections
Channels: $getChannelSelectChannelIDs[, ]
Limit the number of items
First two IDs: $getChannelSelectChannelIDs[, ;2]
In an interaction handler
$if[$customID==my_menu]
Channels: $getChannelSelectChannelIDs[, ]
$endif
Notes
- For a single value, use
$getChannelSelectChannelID[index]. - With a menu that allows one selection only, the list contains at most one item.
- The menu is created with
$addChannelSelect.
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