- summary: Look a player up by name (the /whois chat command).
- area: Game.Basic
Look a player up by name (the /whois chat command).
Kind request · Area Game.Basic
The /whois chat command: ask the server who a player is.
TO SEND IT
1. Put the player to look up in WhoIsRequest.target, a PlayerSearch: the
character name typed after /whois goes in its by-name branch.
2. Set WhoIsRequest.verbose to ask for the detailed answer.
3. Leave every other member unset.
The server answers with the player's details, or WhoIsNoMatchEvent when
nobody matches.
When you may send it
- Requires
character_loadedinferred
Related messages
- You must then send
WhoIsNoMatchEventinferred — nobody matches the search
Fields
| # | Field | Type | Meaning | You set it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | verbose | bool | Ask for the detailed answer. Copied from the client's whois action. | required |
| 3 | target | PlayerSearch | The player to look up. A PlayerSearch; the client fills its by-name branch with the name typed after /whois. | required |