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{{wowapi}} | {{wowapi}}Returns the race (Tauren, Orc, etc) of the specified unit. | ||
Returns the race (Tauren, Orc, etc) of the specified unit. | |||
race, raceEn = UnitRace("unit"); | race, raceEn = UnitRace("unit"); | ||
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:("unit") | :("unit") | ||
:;unit : String - The [[API TYPE UnitId|UnitId]] to get information from. | :;unit | ||
:: String - The [[API TYPE UnitId|UnitId]] to get information from. | |||
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;''Returns'' | ;''Returns'' | ||
;race : The localized race of the specified unit as a string. | ;race | ||
:;raceEn : The race in english as a string. Possible returns are: "Human", "NightElf", "Dwarf", "Gnome", "Draenei", "Worgen", "Orc", "Troll", "Scourge", "Tauren", "BloodElf", "Goblin", "Pandaren". As of Patch 7.3.5, Allied Races return: "VoidElf", "LightforgedDraenei", "HighmountainTauren" and "Nightborne". | : The localized race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc etc. | ||
:(Note for undead: | :;raceEn | ||
:: The race in english as a string. Possible returns are: "Human", "NightElf", "Dwarf", "Gnome", "Draenei", "Worgen", "Orc", "Troll", "Scourge", "Tauren", "BloodElf", "Goblin", "Pandaren". As of Patch 7.3.5, Allied Races return: "VoidElf", "LightforgedDraenei", "HighmountainTauren" and "Nightborne". | |||
:(Note for undead: race returns "Undead" but raceEn returns "Scourge") | |||
:See also: https://wow.gamepedia.com/RaceId | |||
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Revision as of 11:26, 3 September 2018
← WoW API < UnitRaceReturns the race (Tauren, Orc, etc) of the specified unit.
race, raceEn = UnitRace("unit");
- Arguments
- ("unit")
- unit
- String - The UnitId to get information from.
- Returns
- race
- The localized race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc etc.
- raceEn
- The race in english as a string. Possible returns are: "Human", "NightElf", "Dwarf", "Gnome", "Draenei", "Worgen", "Orc", "Troll", "Scourge", "Tauren", "BloodElf", "Goblin", "Pandaren". As of Patch 7.3.5, Allied Races return: "VoidElf", "LightforgedDraenei", "HighmountainTauren" and "Nightborne".
- (Note for undead: race returns "Undead" but raceEn returns "Scourge")
- See also: https://wow.gamepedia.com/RaceId
- Example
local race = UnitRace("player");
ChatFrame1:AddMessage('Your player is a : ' .. race .. );
- Result
Prints the player's race to the chat frame as 'Your player is a : Tauren'. (Or whichever race the specified unit is)