WoW API: GetInventoryItemLink

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Get the itemLink for the specified item.

"itemLink" = GetInventoryItemLink("unit", slotId)

Arguments

("unit", slotId)

"unit"

UnitId - A string representing the unit whose inventory is to be queried.

slotId

InventorySlotId - The inventory slot to be queried, obtained via GetInventorySlotInfo().

Returns

"itemLink"

itemLink- The item link for the specified item or

nil, if the slot is empty. Note that this function will always return nil for the ammo slot.

Example

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

Result

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