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:OnHyperlinkShow FrameXML/ChatFrame.lua
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This function is called when a user clicks on a link in the chatframe (i.e. on an itemlink).
ChatFrame_OnHyperlinkShow(self, link, text, button)
Arguments
- self
- table (Frame) - ChatFrame in which the link was clicked
- link
- String - a 3 part value. Possible format: "AddOnName_OR_UnitType|LinkText|SomeIDInteger" - For example "myAddon|add|1" where "myAddon" is the addon that received the message, "add" is the link text, and unsure what the number "1" is. Have seen examples of formats "unit|playername|SomeIDInteger" for example "player|jackelmyer|1111". Note 1111 wasn't the actual value but it was 4 digits.
- text
- String - the visual text value of the link - For example "MyLinksText" where "MyLinkText" is the value displayed in the chatframe
- button
- String - the mousebutton which was pressed - For example "LeftButton"