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<center>'''UnitName''' ''-Documentation by [[User:Octon|octon]]-''</center> | <center>'''UnitName''' ''-Documentation by [[User:Octon|octon]]-''</center> | ||
name = UnitName("unit"); | |||
Returns the name of the specified unit. | Returns the name of the specified unit. | ||
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:; | :;unit : String - The [[API TYPE UnitId|UnitId]] to query (e.g. "player", "party2", "pet", "target" etc.) | ||
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:;name : The name of the specified unit | :;name : String - The name of the specified unit. | ||
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Revision as of 21:00, 4 January 2005
name = UnitName("unit");
Returns the name of the specified unit.
- Arguments
- (unit)
- unit
- String - The UnitId to query (e.g. "player", "party2", "pet", "target" etc.)
- Returns
- name
- name
- String - The name of the specified unit.
- Example
local playerName = UnitName("player");
ChatFrame1:AddMessage('Hi my name is: ' .. playerName);
- Result
Prints the player's name to the chat frame as 'Hi my name is: Octon'.
- Description
- Returns the name of the specified unit.