Added in 1.8.10

on <level>:TEXT:<matchtext>:<*|#|?>:<commands>

Triggers whenever a message is received.

See also on ACTION, on NOTICE.

Haltable using ^

Parameters

<level> - The User Access Level for the event to trigger.
<matchtext> - The Matchtext to listen to.
<*|#|?> - The Matchtarget to listen to.
<commands> - The commands to be performed when the event listener's criteria is met.

Example

on *:TEXT:*:#:echo -ag Message $1- from $nick on channel $chan

; Override the text event to print a custom text and then tell AdiIRC to ignore it's own text.
on ^*:TEXT:*:*:{
  echo -tbf $target $+(<,$nick,>:) $1-
  halt
}

; Ignore all messages containing badword on all channels.
on ^*:TEXT:*badword*:*:halt

; Ignore all messages starting with !badword on a specific channel.
on ^*:TEXT:!badword*:#channel:halt