/target command

[slayerpro]

Can you please fix the: "/target [name]" command. It seems, like it only checks the 1 symbol of the name and ignores the other part.
Example:
There are: npc Rok'Alim and a player (Rippy)
If u use "/target Rok" it will still choose the closest one and might choose Rippy. Pls, fix that

[Aunstic]

I'm not sure if this is handled by the client or the server as targeting is handled by a Lua function by the client.
I can only assume some addon is targeting players around you to check for health, mana, energy, or rage for some reason.

Testing this out in a heavily concentrated place, I decided to do a test with all my addons enabled.

No Target -> Targeting Brakgul Deathbringer:
/target Br
/target Ba

/target Me: Melodyx (1), Mendo (2)
/target Ek: Ekyea (1), Ekyea (2) -- Ekima was standing next to me, longer distance than Ekyea. I moved closer to Ekima and it only targeted Ekima at that time.

Safe to say distance is a factor in targeting and I tried 6 conflicting names with other players/NPCs. Still haven't received it targeting a player that did not have any of the letters specified.

[slayerpro]

I mean, it's not mostly about the NPCs.
I'm using somithimes "/target" macro to find npc that are walking. And sometimes even if that npc is in vision, it may target random NPC with same first letter

[Athene]

not sure if /targetexact Rok'Alim , already exist

[Aunstic]

not sure if /targetexact Rok'Alim , already exist

http://wowwiki.wikia.com/MACRO_targetex ... on=history
Closed out of WoW for the night since I got work soon, but the page was made in 2009. Way after 1.12.1 came out.

http://wowwiki.wikia.com/API_TargetUnit?action=history
TargetUnit (API) page was made in 2004 just to make sure there's no reference errors like WoWHead's patch 1.11.1 on everything (creation date of the service).

[Bioness]

I always thought it tried to find things that are close to the spelling or something which is what caused this. Guess it isn't working as intended.