$slashOption

$slashOption retrieves the value of a slash command option while a slash interaction is executing. Use it in hybrid commands that also support prefix invocations.

Syntax

Named option

$slashOption[optionName]

Positional option (1-based index)

$slashOption[1]

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Required
optionName or index	Option name as defined in the slash command builder, or a 1-based positional index	Yes

Return value

• Type: String (or type-appropriate value for the option)
• Empty string if the option was not provided or the command is not a slash command.

Description

When $isSlash or $commandType is slash, options are passed by Discord as structured fields rather than raw message text. $slashOption reads those values.

Pair it with $message[n] in hybrid commands so prefix and slash modes share the same processing logic.

Examples

Hybrid command arguments

$if[$isSlash==true]
  $var[args;$slashOption[1]]
$else
  $var[args;$message[1]]
$endif

$sendMessage[You provided: $var[args]]

Named slash options

$if[$commandType==slash]
  $var[target;$slashOption[target]]
  $var[reason;$slashOption[reason]]
$else
  $var[target;$message[1]]
  $var[reason;$message[2]]
$endif

Slash command logging

$if[$isSlash==true]
  $log[Slash /$commandName — option 1: $slashOption[1]]
$endif

Related functions

• $isSlash — detect slash vs prefix invocation
• $commandType — returns slash or prefix
• $slashID — Discord snowflake of the slash command
• $args — prefix command arguments

Notes

• Only meaningful when the command runs as a slash interaction.
• Option names must match the names configured in the Bot Creator slash command editor.
• For subcommands, use the subcommand option names as defined in the command tree.