The Contact::Status property returns the current Messenger status of the contact.
This is a read only property. [enum] Status;
A number taken from the following enumeration:
STATUS_OFFLINE (1)
STATUS_ONLINE (3)
STATUS_BUSY (4)
STATUS_BRB (5)
STATUS_IDLE (6)
STATUS_AWAY (7)
STATUS_INCALL (8)
STATUS_OUTLUNCH (9)Offline
Online
Busy
Be Right Back
Idle
Away
In a Call
Out to Lunch
If Messenger Plus! fails to get the contact's status for any reason, the return value is:
STATUS_UNKNOWN (0)
Unknown
The Idle status can be interpreted like Away if needed. Messenger automatically sets the status of a user to Idle after a period of inactivity.
Messenger Plus! 4.23 and earlier: enumeration names are not available, numbers must be used instead.
| Object | Contact |
|---|---|
| Availability | Messenger Plus! Live 4.00 |