WoW API: GetPlayerBuffName

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Used to retrieve the name and rank of a buff in a given index, or to verify a buff with the given name (and optionally, rank) is present.

name, rank = GetPlayerBuffName(id, or "name"[,"rank"])

Arguments

(id) or ("name"[,"rank"])

id

Number - index from 1 to 16

name

String - name of the buff to retrieve

rank

String (Optional) - rank of the buff to retrieve (as returned by this function)

Returns

name, rank

name

String - name of buff found

rank

String - rank of buff found

Example

local buffName, buffRank = GetPlayerBuffName(1)

(called on a paladin with Devotion Aura(Rank 1) in buff slot 1)

Result

buffName = "Devotion Aura"
buffRank = "Rank 1"