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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.