Editing WoW:MACRO dump

{{macroapi}} __NOTOC__


Displays the value of a global variable
 /dump value


== Aliases ==
:None


== Arguments ==
:;value: The name of the global variable, table value, or function result you wish to show.


== Example ==
:/dump MAX_CHARACTER_NAME_BYTES
 Dump: MAX_CHARACTER_NAME_BYTES
 MAX_CHARACTER_NAME_BYTES=48
:/dump SlashCmdList
 Dump: SlashCmdList
 SlashCmdList={
  GUILD_MOTD=<function>,
  FOLLOW=<function>,
  (28 more lines follow, not shown in this example)
  <skipped 57>
 }
:/dump ChatTypeGroup["CHANNEL"]
 Dump: value=ChatTypeGroup["CHANNEL"]
 [1]={
  [1]="CHAT_MESSAGE_JOIN",
  [2]="CHAT_MESSAGE_LEAVE",
  [3]="CHAT_MESSAGE_NOTICE",
  [4]="CHAT_MESSAGE_NOTICE_USER",
  [5]="CHAT_MESSAGE_LIST",
 }
:/dump UnitName("player")
 Dump: UnitName("player")
 [1]="Shalune"
:/dump
 Dump: value=
 empty result
:/dump NOTAVALIDNAME
 Dump: NOTAVALIDNAME
 NOTAVALIDNAME=nil,
 empty result


== Notes ==
:Added in patch 3.2
:This utilizes the new Blizzard_DebugTools interface.
:Output is color coded for easier reading
:Tables display up to 30 values, the rest are skipped and a message is shown.
:Prior to patch 3.2a, /dump compiled and executed its argument as secure code, thereby permitting arbitrary code to be run in secure mode. This led to widespread use of "dump macro" exploits to circumvent the Blizzard addon secure code restrictions. The command was fixed via urgent client patch 3.2a and is no longer exploitable in this way.