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UnitFactionGroup("player") returns the faction of the currently logged in character (Horde or Alliance).
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UnitFactionGroup("player") returns nil before PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD and after/during PLAYER_LEAVING_WORLD event.
Get the name of the faction (Horde/Alliance) a unit belongs to.
UnitFactionGroup("target") returns the faction group the current target or nil if there is no current target.
englishFaction, localizedFaction = UnitFactionGroup(unit)
 
== Arguments ==
; unit : String - [[API_TYPE_UnitId|UnitID]] you want to get the faction for
 
== Returns ==
;englishFaction : String - Unit's faction name in English, i.e. "Alliance", "Horde" or nil.
;localizedFaction : String - Unit's faction name in the client's locale or nil.
 
== Details ==
The functon returns correct results after the  PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD event.
 
Note that for NPCs, the function will only return Alliance/Horde for factions closely allied with either side. Goblins, for instance, return <tt>nil,nil</tt>.

Latest revision as of 04:47, 15 August 2023

WoW API < UnitFactionGroup

Get the name of the faction (Horde/Alliance) a unit belongs to.

englishFaction, localizedFaction = UnitFactionGroup(unit)

Arguments[edit]

unit
String - UnitID you want to get the faction for

Returns[edit]

englishFaction
String - Unit's faction name in English, i.e. "Alliance", "Horde" or nil.
localizedFaction
String - Unit's faction name in the client's locale or nil.

Details[edit]

The functon returns correct results after the PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD event.

Note that for NPCs, the function will only return Alliance/Horde for factions closely allied with either side. Goblins, for instance, return nil,nil.