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{{wowapi}} __NOTOC__ | {{wowapi}} __NOTOC__ | ||
Returns basic information about another player from their GUID. | Returns basic information about another player from their GUID. | ||
locClass, engClass, locRace, engRace, gender = GetPlayerInfoByGUID("guid") | locClass, engClass, locRace, engRace, gender, name, server = GetPlayerInfoByGUID("guid") | ||
== Arguments == | == Arguments == | ||
;guid : String - The GUID of the player you're querying about. | ;guid | ||
: String - The GUID of the player you're querying about. | |||
== Returns == | == Returns == | ||
;locClass : String - Class of the character in question (localized) | ;locClass | ||
;engClass : String - Class of the character in question (in English) | : String - Class of the character in question (localized) | ||
;locRace : String - Race of the character in question (localized) | ;engClass | ||
;engRace : String - Race of the character in question (in English) | : String - Class of the character in question (in English) | ||
; gender : String - Gender of the character in question (2: male, 3: female). | ;locRace | ||
: String - Race of the character in question (localized) | |||
;engRace | |||
: String - Race of the character in question (in English) | |||
; gender | |||
: String - Gender of the character in question (2: male, 3: female). | |||
; name | |||
: String - Name of the character in question (first letter uppercased). | |||
; server | |||
: String - Server of the character in question (first letter uppercased). If the character is on the same server then the empty string "". | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This function was added in [[Patch 3.2]] | * This function was added in [[Patch 3.2]] | ||
* The information is not encoded in the GUID itself; as such, no data is available until the client has encountered the queried GUID. | * The information is not encoded in the GUID itself; as such, no data is available until the client has encountered the queried GUID. | ||
* You can test it with the below (requiring a target, nil if the target is not a player). | |||
/run print([https://wowwiki.fandom.com/wiki/API_GetPlayerInfoByGUID GetPlayerInfoByGUID](UnitGUID("target"))) | |||
Latest revision as of 04:46, 15 August 2023
← WoW API < GetPlayerInfoByGUID
Returns basic information about another player from their GUID.
locClass, engClass, locRace, engRace, gender, name, server = GetPlayerInfoByGUID("guid")
Arguments[edit]
- guid
- String - The GUID of the player you're querying about.
Returns[edit]
- locClass
- String - Class of the character in question (localized)
- engClass
- String - Class of the character in question (in English)
- locRace
- String - Race of the character in question (localized)
- engRace
- String - Race of the character in question (in English)
- gender
- String - Gender of the character in question (2: male, 3: female).
- name
- String - Name of the character in question (first letter uppercased).
- server
- String - Server of the character in question (first letter uppercased). If the character is on the same server then the empty string "".
Notes[edit]
- This function was added in Patch 3.2
- The information is not encoded in the GUID itself; as such, no data is available until the client has encountered the queried GUID.
- You can test it with the below (requiring a target, nil if the target is not a player).
/run print(GetPlayerInfoByGUID(UnitGUID("target")))