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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.
: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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[[Category:API Functions|GetCurrentMapContinent]]
[[Category:API World Map Functions|GetCurrentMapContinent]]

Revision as of 05:21, 4 January 2006

GetCurrentMapContinent -Documentation by Meog-

Returns the number of the continent the world map is currently showing

continent = GetCurrentMapContinent();

Arguments
none

Returns
continent
continent
Number - Indicates which continent (from GetMapContinents()) the map is currently showing, or 0 for all.
-1 - if showing a Battleground map
0 - if showing the entire world (both continents)
1 - if showing the first continent (currently Kalimdor), or a zone map within it.
2 - if showing the second continent (currently Eastern Kingdoms), or a zone map within it.

Example
local continent = GetCurrentMapContinent();

Result
2

Details
Note that the value returned represents the map display, and not necessarily the player's actual location. The SetMapToCurrentZone() function will reset the values to represent the player's location.



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