Clear chat slash command.

Lesteryoung · 08-31-15, 01:16 AM

I'm trying to create a command function that simply clears the chat that you currently have selected, whether it be the combat log or the main chat or any other chat frame.

This is what I have, but the code is off.

Code:

SlashCmdList["CLEAR"] = function() SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME() end
	SLASH_CLEAR1     = "/clear"

Kkthnx · 08-31-15, 02:10 AM

Originally Posted by Lesteryoung

I'm trying to create a command function that simply clears the chat that you currently have selected, whether it be the combat log or the main chat or any other chat frame.

This is what I have, but the code is off.

Code:

SlashCmdList["CLEAR"] = function() SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME() end
	SLASH_CLEAR1     = "/clear"

Try this.

Code:

SlashCmdList.CLEAR_CHAT = function()
	for i = 1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do
		_G[format("ChatFrame%d", i)]:Clear()
	end
end
SLASH_CLEAR_CHAT1 = "/clear"

If you want to see some other ones look here.
https://github.com/Kkthnx/KkthnxUI/b...e/Commands.lua

Petrah · 09-01-15, 02:23 AM

This is what I'm currently using. Someone shared it on a forum, I think it was the official forums, but I cannot recall who. I've been using it for quite a long time added in one of the files for ElvUI.

Code:

SlashCmdList["CLEAR"] = function()
    local s, i
    s = ""
    for i=1, 255, 1 do
        s = s..'\r'
    end
    SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(s)
end

ObbleYeah · 09-01-15, 04:48 AM

seems kinda gross to add 255 blank messages rather than simply clearing them

MunkDev · 09-01-15, 05:54 AM

Originally Posted by Petrah

This is what I'm currently using. Someone shared it on a forum, I think it was the official forums, but I cannot recall who. I've been using it for quite a long time added in one of the files for ElvUI.

Code:

SlashCmdList["CLEAR"] = function()
    local s, i
    s = ""
    for i=1, 255, 1 do
        s = s..'\r'
    end
    SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(s)
end

How about just doing this instead?

Lua Code:

SlashCmdList["CLEAR"] = function()
    SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME:Clear()
end

Dridzt · 09-01-15, 07:00 AM

http://wow.curseforge.com/addons/cle...earing-method/ (couple years back since I submitted this but I expect it still works)

SDPhantom · 09-01-15, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by Dridzt

Code:

SlashCmdList["CLEAR"] = SELECTED_CHAT_FRAME.Clear
SLASH_CLEAR1 = "/clear"
SLASH_CLEAR2 = "/chatclear"

http://wow.curseforge.com/addons/cle...earing-method/
(couple years back since I submitted this but I expect it still works)

That ends up passing the command arguments string as self, which should raise an error.

Lesteryoung · 09-02-15, 05:55 PM

Been using MunkDev's version and it works fine. Is this the preferable way to clear chat? Obviously creating 255 blank lines seem egregious.

Only complaint is that it doesn't clear the combat log when it's selected. There's a code floating around on arenajunkies but it doesn't work either. They must have changed chat API within the last few years.

Kkthnx · 09-02-15, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Lesteryoung

Been using MunkDev's version and it works fine. Is this the preferable way to clear chat? Obviously creating 255 blank lines seem egregious.

Only complaint is that it doesn't clear the combat log when it's selected. There's a code floating around on arenajunkies but it doesn't work either. They must have changed chat API within the last few years.

Have you even tried the one I posted? It does everything you've requested even the combat log?

Here I'll post it again and quote myself.

Originally Posted by Kkthnx

Try this.

Code:

SlashCmdList.CLEAR_CHAT = function()
	for i = 1, NUM_CHAT_WINDOWS do
		_G[format("ChatFrame%d", i)]:Clear()
	end
end
SLASH_CLEAR_CHAT1 = "/clear"

If you want to see some other ones look here.
https://github.com/Kkthnx/KkthnxUI/b...e/Commands.lua

**Seerah** · 09-02-15, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Lesteryoung

Been using MunkDev's version and it works fine. Is this the preferable way to clear chat? Obviously creating 255 blank lines seem egregious.

Only complaint is that it doesn't clear the combat log when it's selected. There's a code floating around on arenajunkies but it doesn't work either. They must have changed chat API within the last few years.

That's not MunkDev's code, that was Petrah's that he had quoted. And, no, creating 255 blank lines is not the best way. And the reason why it doesn't work in the combat log is because you can't add messages to it (to my knowledge, anyway).

Take another look at MunkDev's actual posted solution.

Originally Posted by Kkthnx

Have you even tried the one I posted? It does everything you've requested even the combat log?

Here I'll post it again and quote myself.

The OP asked for a script to clear the currently selected chat window, not all at once.

Kkthnx · 09-02-15, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Seerah

That's not MunkDev's code, that was Petrah's that he had quoted. And, no, creating 255 blank lines is not the best way. And the reason why it doesn't work in the combat log is because you can't add messages to it (to my knowledge, anyway).

Take another look at MunkDev's actual posted solution.

The OP asked for a script to clear the currently selected chat window, not all at once.

Sigh, again he needs to use the one I posted.

Who mentioned all at once?

Lesteryoung · 09-02-15, 07:33 PM

Seerah, I did use MunkDev's code, and it work's fine on chat but doesn't clear the combat log.
The one kkthnx posted clears all chats, not the one you have selected.
And the one Petrah posted creates 255 blank lines which everyone has said is stupid.

Kkthnx · 09-02-15, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Lesteryoung

Seerah, I did use MunkDev's code, and it work's fine on chat but doesn't clear the combat log.
The one kkthnx posted clears all chats, not the one you have selected.
And the one Petrah posted creates 255 blank lines which everyone has said is stupid.

The one I posted will not clear the combat log unless you have that focused.

Petrah · 09-03-15, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by Seerah

that was Petrah's that he had quoted

Just to clarify, that's not my code. I got it from someone who shared it a very very long time ago on the official forums.

Lombra · 09-03-15, 09:39 AM

The combat log entries are not stored in the message frame, so to speak, so it can be repopulated again. There seems to be a function CombatLogClearEntries() which sounds like it might do what you want.