EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL
ESO Lua API function — used by 167 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 35,662,335 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.
Official signature
EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL([ChannelType|#ChannelType] channelType, string fromName, string text, bool isCustomerService, string fromDisplayName)Real usage — from Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter
EVENT_MANAGER:RegisterForEvent(WritCreater.name,EVENT_CHAT_MESSAGE_CHANNEL, alternateListener)
Short excerpt from the shipping addon Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter — its ESOUI page; the code belongs to its author. Shown because documentation without a working example is half a reference.
Most-downloaded addons using it
| Addon | Total downloads |
|---|---|
| Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter | 9,498,314 |
| Action Duration Reminder | 6,522,011 |
| BeamMeUp - Teleporter (Fast Travel) | 2,770,107 |
| LibChatMessage | 2,433,233 |
| Essential Housing Tools | 1,862,490 |
| pChat (Chat customization & help: look/notification/sound/automation/history) | 1,832,805 |