discord.js - Imagine a bot•16mo ago

Edit message according to selected value

Hello, I've created an embed and a selectMenu just below it and I'd like to modify the embed (and therefore the message) according to the value chosen. I've tried something but it doesn't work Could you please help me? (I don't know if my explanation is very clear, so I've tried to schematize it in the attachment with the code.)

27 Replies

d.js toolkit•16mo ago

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Black_Wither•16mo ago

Do you get a error or something?

SkullyOP•16mo ago

SkullyOP•16mo ago

This is because I put " if (Option === 'commands') { " but I don't know how to retrieve the previous value.

Black_Wither•16mo ago

ah I see. If you want to make the select menu available for any period of time after command usage you need a listener, otherwise you need a handler for select menus. The method to call the select menu is interaction.values[0] for example:

if(interaction.customId == 'helppageredirect') {
     if(interaction.values[0] == 'commandes'){
        //[…]
    }
}

if(interaction.customId == 'helppageredirect') {
     if(interaction.values[0] == 'commandes'){
        //[…]
    }
}

SkullyOP•16mo ago

okay, i'll try this

SkullyOP•16mo ago

I want to do something like this It will be possible with this method

SkullyOP•16mo ago

I'm sorry if I'm not clear in my explanations, but I can't describe exactly what I want (+I use a translator to talk to you).

Black_Wither•16mo ago

yes because with interaction.customId you ask for the Id from the select menu and with interaction.values[0] you ask for the first input from the select menu

SkullyOP•16mo ago

Okay, thanks, I'll do that and let you know if it works. *My diagram is really unclear 😢 *

Black_Wither•16mo ago

so you can ask for:

if(interacrion.values[0] == 'commands') {
    //interaction.update(…)
}
else if(interaction.values[0] == 'second_option') {
    //interaction.update(…)
}

if(interacrion.values[0] == 'commands') {
    //interaction.update(…)
}
else if(interaction.values[0] == 'second_option') {
    //interaction.update(…)
}

d.js docs•16mo ago

SelectMenuInteraction (extends StringSelectMenuInteraction) DEPRECATED

SkullyOP•16mo ago

Isn't it interaction.editReply to edit a message? And do I need to redo an entire embed to modify the first one, or can I just modify certain values (like the name, fields)?

SkullyOP•16mo ago

SkullyOP•16mo ago

I've done this but it doesn't work (I think it's because I'm defining a new embed).

help.js

SkullyOP•16mo ago

Please let me know when you return.

Black_Wither•16mo ago

It returns nothing right? you need a listener or handler for the select menu, you use a slash command handler for the slash command, the same you need for select menus

SkullyOP•16mo ago

Only this (Interaction failure in french)

SkullyOP•16mo ago

How do I do this in my code? Sorry but I'm looking in the doc but I can't find it.

Black_Wither•16mo ago

put in your main file:

client.on('interactionCreate', async interaction => {
[select Menu code]
}

for the first its enough

SkullyOP•16mo ago

Here is the main file (and the startup file as well) I can put this piece of code anywhere in it ?

index.js

Black_Wither•16mo ago

const fs = require('node:fs');
const path = require('node:path');
const { Client, Collection, Events, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js');
const { token } = require('./config.json');

const client = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds] });

client.commands = new Collection();
const commandsPath = path.join(__dirname, 'commands');
const commandFiles = fs.readdirSync(commandsPath).filter(file => file.endsWith('.js'));

for (const file of commandFiles) {
    const filePath = path.join(commandsPath, file);
    const command = require(filePath);
    client.commands.set(command.data.name, command);
}

client.once(Events.ClientReady, () => {
    console.log('Prêt !');
});

client.on(Events.InteractionCreate, async interaction => {

if(interaction.customId == 'helppageredirect') {
                if(interaction.values[0] == 'commandes'){
                    const commandes = new EmbedBuilder()
                        .setTitle('Commandes')
                        .setDescription('Voici la liste des commandes :')
                        .setColor(0xcd6f57)
                        .setAuthor({
                            url: `https://discord.gg/56aN5xCqnQ`,
                            iconURL: interaction.user.displayAvatarURL(),
                            name: interaction.user.tag
                        })
                    await interaction.update({
                        embeds: [commandes],
                    })
                }
            }
    if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;

    const command = client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);

    if (!command) return;

    try {
        await command.execute(interaction);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error(error);
        await interaction.reply({ content: 'Il y a un problème lors de l\'exécution de la commande ! Veuillez vérifier le code ou demander de l\'aide à un administrateur !', ephemeral: true });
    }
});

client.login(token);

const fs = require('node:fs');
const path = require('node:path');
const { Client, Collection, Events, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js');
const { token } = require('./config.json');

const client = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds] });

client.commands = new Collection();
const commandsPath = path.join(__dirname, 'commands');
const commandFiles = fs.readdirSync(commandsPath).filter(file => file.endsWith('.js'));

for (const file of commandFiles) {
    const filePath = path.join(commandsPath, file);
    const command = require(filePath);
    client.commands.set(command.data.name, command);
}

client.once(Events.ClientReady, () => {
    console.log('Prêt !');
});

client.on(Events.InteractionCreate, async interaction => {

if(interaction.customId == 'helppageredirect') {
                if(interaction.values[0] == 'commandes'){
                    const commandes = new EmbedBuilder()
                        .setTitle('Commandes')
                        .setDescription('Voici la liste des commandes :')
                        .setColor(0xcd6f57)
                        .setAuthor({
                            url: `https://discord.gg/56aN5xCqnQ`,
                            iconURL: interaction.user.displayAvatarURL(),
                            name: interaction.user.tag
                        })
                    await interaction.update({
                        embeds: [commandes],
                    })
                }
            }
    if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;

    const command = client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);

    if (!command) return;

    try {
        await command.execute(interaction);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error(error);
        await interaction.reply({ content: 'Il y a un problème lors de l\'exécution de la commande ! Veuillez vérifier le code ou demander de l\'aide à un administrateur !', ephemeral: true });
    }
});

client.login(token);

SkullyOP•16mo ago

All right, I'll try it this way Is there any reason why we can't put this piece of code in the help.js file (the bot's command) directly (instead of the main file, because I try to keep it to a minimum)? And since we've put the code in this file, I can delete it from the other one (help.js).

Black_Wither•16mo ago

you can put it in with an listener, but this is only temporary. A other possibility is, that you create a select menu handler, what this is, you can search in the internet yes

SkullyOP•16mo ago

What do you mean by "temporary"? And okay, I'll do my research on that, but for now I'll leave this bit of code in the main file. And thank you very much, everything works as expected ❤️

Black_Wither•16mo ago

no problem like you have for example 30mins to select something or when the bot restart you need to make the command again to click something in the select menu I hope you understand what I say because I‘m german and dont talk very well english xD

SkullyOP•16mo ago

Okay, I understand. Yes, I understand what you've explained to me, but the hardest part was for you to understand me xD (I'm French, so I don't speak English well).

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Edit message according to selected value