WoW:API GetInventoryItemLink

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Get a link string for the specified item.

link = GetInventoryItemLink("unit", slotId)

Parameters

Arguments

("unit", slotId)

unit

String - The UnitId of the unit whose inventory is to be queried.

slotId

Numeric - The inventory slot to be queried, obtained via GetInventorySlotInfo.

Returns

link

String - The link string for the specified item, or nil if the slot is empty.

Example

Code

local mainHandLink = GetInventoryItemLink("player",GetInventorySlotInfo("MainHandSlot"))
local _, _, _, _, _, itemType = GetItemInfo(mainHandLink)
DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(itemType)

Results

Prints the subtype of the mainhand weapon - for example "Mace" or "Sword".