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− | {{mirc title|$caller Identifier}}'''$caller''' indicates the | + | {{mirc title|$caller Identifier}}'''$caller''' returns a value which indicates the context in which your alias has been called. |
The possible returned value can be: | The possible returned value can be: | ||
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* "sendmsg" - called from a {{mIRC|sendmessage|sendmessage()}} function | * "sendmsg" - called from a {{mIRC|sendmessage|sendmessage()}} function | ||
* "timer" - called from a timer | * "timer" - called from a timer | ||
− | * "other" - called from other contexts including label of popups menu | + | * "http" - call back alias from $urlget |
− | + | * "tabcomp" - called from a tab completion in editbox | |
+ | * "other" - called from other contexts including: | ||
+ | # label of popups menu | ||
+ | # /filter -a sort_alias | ||
+ | # identifier in dialog table (ie returning one of the x y w h numbers) | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
<pre>$caller</pre> | <pre>$caller</pre> | ||
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== Parameters == | == Parameters == | ||
None | None | ||
== Properties == | == Properties == | ||
None | None | ||
+ | == Example == | ||
+ | Activex: edit the echo in the alias cbthread in {{mIRC|$comcall}} page to include $caller | ||
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Command & Identifier: execute /A or //noop $A | Command & Identifier: execute /A or //noop $A | ||
<source lang="mIRC">alias A B | <source lang="mIRC">alias A B | ||
alias B echo -ag $caller</source> | alias B echo -ag $caller</source> | ||
− | Editbox: execute /A | + | Editbox: |
+ | execute: /A | ||
+ | or | ||
+ | execute: //echo -a $caller | ||
<source lang="mIRC">alias A echo -ag $caller</source> | <source lang="mIRC">alias A echo -ag $caller</source> | ||
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Menu: right click in a channel | Menu: right click in a channel | ||
<source lang="mIRC">menu channel { | <source lang="mIRC">menu channel { | ||
− | + | $caller displays in menu label text as other:echo -a $caller displays here as menu | |
}</source> | }</source> | ||
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</source> | </source> | ||
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== Compatibility == | == Compatibility == | ||
− | + | == Compatibility == | |
+ | {{mIRC compatibility|7.52}} | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == |
Latest revision as of 16:14, 5 July 2020
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$caller returns a value which indicates the context in which your alias has been called.
The possible returned value can be:
- "activex" - called from $comcall
- "command" - called from a command
- "dde" - called from a external application using DDE
- "dll" - called from a DLL
- "dragdrop" - called from a drag'n'drop event
- "editbox" - called from an editbox
- "event" - called from an event (including $devent = mouse)
- "funckey" - called from a function key
- "identifier" - called from an identifier
- "menu" - called from a menu
- "mouse" - called from an alias attached to toolbar menu
- "play" - called from a /play context
- "sendmsg" - called from a sendmessage() function
- "timer" - called from a timer
- "http" - call back alias from $urlget
- "tabcomp" - called from a tab completion in editbox
- "other" - called from other contexts including:
- label of popups menu
- /filter -a sort_alias
- identifier in dialog table (ie returning one of the x y w h numbers)
Synopsis[edit]
$caller
Parameters[edit]
None
Properties[edit]
None
Example[edit]
Activex: edit the echo in the alias cbthread in $comcall page to include $caller
Command & Identifier: execute /A or //noop $A
alias A B alias B echo -ag $caller
Editbox: execute: /A or execute: //echo -a $caller
alias A echo -ag $caller
Event: execute /dns test
on *:dns:echo -a $caller
Funckey: hit shift + f11 on your keyboad:
alias s11 echo -a caller
Menu: right click in a channel
menu channel { $caller displays in menu label text as other:echo -a $caller displays here as menu }
play: execute in a connected status window //play -as A $mircini | .timer 1 2 play off
alias A echo -sg $caller
Timer: type in editbox:
/timer 1 1 echo -a $caller or //timer 1 1 echo -a $ $+ caller
Compatibility[edit]
Compatibility[edit]
Added: mIRC v7.52
Added on: 28 Feb 2018
Note: Unless otherwise stated, this was the date of original functionality.
Further enhancements may have been made in later versions.