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- <center>'''GetCurrentMapContinent''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Meog|Meog]]-''</center>
+{{wowapi}}
 Returns the number of the continent the world map is currently showing
-  GetCurrentMapContinent();
+  continent = GetCurrentMapContinent();
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 ;''Returns''
-:Number continent
+:continent
-:;continent : 0, if showing the map with both continents<br>1, if showing Kalimdor or a zone map of Kalimdor<br>2, if showing the Eastern Kingdoms or a zone map of the Eastern Kingdoms
+:;continent : Number - Indicates which continent (from [[API GetMapContinents | GetMapContinents()]]) the map is currently showing, or 0 for all.
+::-1 - if showing the cosmic map or a Battleground map. Also when showing The Scarlet Enclave, the Death Knights' starting area.
+::0 - if showing the entire world of Azeroth (all three continents - Kalimdor, Eastern Kingdoms & Northrend)
+::1 - if showing Kalimdor, or a zone map within it
+::2 - if showing Eastern Kingdoms, or a zone map within it
+::3 - if showing Outland, or a zone map within it
+::4 - if showing Northrend, or a zone map within it
+::5 - if showing The Maelstrom, or a zone map within it
+::6 - if showing Pandaria, or a zone map within it
+::7 - if showing Draenor, or a zone map within it
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 ;''Example''
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-;''Description''
+;''Details''
-: Returns the number of the continent the world map is currently showing
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+*Note that the value returned represents the map display, and not necessarily the player's actual location. The [[API SetMapToCurrentZone|SetMapToCurrentZone()]] function will reset the values to represent the player's location.
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+*However for macros since, the map display is reset to the players location when the world map is closed, this can be used as the players location.