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task

This is the type for your current task.

Members

int ID

Returns an int of the task ID

string Index

Returns the tasks' place on the tasklist

string Leader

Returns task leader's name

taskmember Member[#]

Returns specified member in task by index

taskmember Member[name]

Returns specified member in task by name

int Members

Returns number of members in task

taskobjective Objective[#]

Returns the specified objective

string Step

Returns description of current step in the task

timestamp Timer

Returns amount of time before task expires

string Title

Returns name of the shared task

string Type

Returns a string that can be one of the following:

  • Unknown
  • None
  • Deliver
  • Kill
  • Loot
  • Hail
  • Explore
  • Tradeskill
  • Fishing
  • Foraging
  • Cast
  • UseSkill
  • DZSwitch
  • DestroyObject
  • Collect
  • Dialogue

int WindowIndex

Returns the Quest Window List Index. (if the window actually has the list filled)

Methods

Name Action
Select[name] Select the given task name in the UI

Usage

Indexing Tasks

Task TLO can be accessed by index to make iteration possible.

/echo ${Task[2].Title}

Don't use ${Task[1].ID} and expect it to be whatever is the first list item. Always refer to tasks by their name.

Note

This index is not the same index as the one you see in the quest window list.

Tasks are accessed in memory order, not in the order they are displayed in the UI. If you want the UI order, you'll need to use the Window TLO.

/echo ${Task[3].WindowIndex}

/echo ${Task[Into The Muck].WindowIndex}

/echo ${Task[hatch].Type}

Output: Shared (Can be Shared or Quest in this context)

Selection

The Task TLO also has a Select Method:

Select can select list items and combobox items. It returns TRUE if a selection was made and FALSE if not.

/if (${Task[hatch].Select}) {
    /echo I just Selected a task that has the name "hatch" in it...
} else {
    /echo I did not find a task that has the word "hatch" in it, so nothing was selected.
}

/echo The task with "hatch" in is name is called: ${Task[hatch]}

Examples

Example

Output: The task with "hatch" in is name is called: Hatching a Plan

/echo ${Task[hatch]} is listed as number ${Task[hatch].Index} in the tasklist.

Example

Output: Hatching a Plan is listed as number 1 in the tasklist.

/echo The ${Task[hatch]} first objective is to ${Task[hatch].Objective[1].Instruction}

Example

Output: The Hatching a Plan first objective is to find where the eggs are being incubated

/echo The ${Task[hatch]} first objective status is ${Task[hatch].Objective[1].Status}

Example

Output: The Hatching a Plan first objective status is 0/1

/echo The ${Task[hatch]} first objective should be completed in ${Task[hatch].Objective[1].Zone}

Example

Output: The Hatching a Plan first objective should be completed in Hatchery Wing

/echo I should be working on ${Task[hatch].Step} in ${Task[hatch].Step.Zone}