cmd.message.content

Warning

cmd.message.content was created in one of the early test versions of syntx.js. It will not be removed, but it can be considered obsolete.

Returns the text content of a message, optionally including or excluding the first word (the command name).

JavaScript

const { cmd } = require("syntx.js");

cmd.message.content(message);
cmd.message.content(message, firstArgument);

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`message`	discord.js `Message`	Yes	The message object from the event.
`firstArgument`	`boolean`	No	If `true`, returns the full message content including the first word. Defaults to `false`, which skips it.

Returns

string : The message content. Returns an empty string if the message has no text.

Examples

Get only the arguments (skip command name)

For a message !greet Hello World, this returns "Hello World":

JavaScript

client.command({
  name: "greet",
  content: (message) => {
    const args = cmd.message.content(message);
    message.reply(`You said: ${args}`);
  },
});

Get the full message content

For a message !greet Hello World, this returns "!greet Hello World":

JavaScript

client.command({
  name: "greet",
  content: (message) => {
    const full = cmd.message.content(message, true);
    message.reply(`Full message: ${full}`);
  },
});