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# $author

Sets an embed's author.

### Usage

```php
$author[index;text;icon;url]
```

This function has four params.

| Param | Description                      | Type    | Required |
| ----- | -------------------------------- | ------- | -------- |
| index | The embed to add this author to. | integer | yes      |
| text  | The author text.                 | string  | yes      |
| icon  | The author icon URL.             | string  | no       |
| url   | The author hyperlink URL.        | string  | no       |

### Example

```javascript
bot.commands.add({
    type: "basicCommand",
    name: "author",
    code: `$author[1;Author Text;$authorAvatar;https://google.com]
    $description[1;⬆️ That is the author.]`
})
```

![Result](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/69215413/132242363-edc21242-ddda-4894-8178-36a04369a1d9.png)