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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:

1. label of popups menu
2. /filter -a sort_alias
3. identifier in dialog table (ie returning one of the x y w h numbers)

Synopsis

$caller

Parameters

None

Properties

None

Example

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

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.

See Also

• $fromeditbox
• $comcall
• /toolbar
• /filter
• $dll
• $dde
• /play
• /timer
• $devent