WoW:API UnitFactionGroup: Difference between revisions

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

englishFaction, localizedFaction = UnitFactionGroup(unit)

The functon returns correct results after the PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD event.

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-Get the [[API_TYPE_UnitId|UnitID]] faction
+Get the name of the faction (Horde/Alliance) a unit belongs to.
-  englishFaction, localizedFaction = UnitFactionGroup([[API_TYPE_UnitId|UnitID]])
+  englishFaction, localizedFaction = UnitFactionGroup(unit)
 == Arguments ==
-; [[API_TYPE_UnitId|UnitID]] : String - Unit ID you want to get the faction for
+; unit : String - [[API_TYPE_UnitId|UnitID]] you want to get the faction for
 == Returns ==
-;englishFaction : String - Faction name of the [[API_TYPE_UnitId|UnitID]] in English.
+;englishFaction : String - Unit's faction name in English.
-;localizedFaction : String - Localized version of the faction name.
+;localizedFaction : String - Unit's faction name in the client's locale.
 == Details ==
-Used to retrieve the [[API_TYPE_UnitId|UnitID]] faction ([[Horde]] or [[Alliance]]), this can be called at PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD with a player [[API_TYPE_UnitId|UnitID]].
+The functon returns correct results after the  PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD event.