WoW API: GetMapNameByID

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Returns the localized name for a mapID.

mapname = GetMapNameByID(mapID)

Parameters

• mapID (number) - The mapID of the map to retrieve the name for

Returns

• mapname (string) - The real name of an instance or zone map

Example

 mapID = GetCurrentMapAreaID()
 mapname = GetMapNameByID(mapID)
 print("Map:"..mapname )

An message appears in the chat window showing the following text: "Map: The Stockade"

See also

• mapID
• GetCurrentMapAreaID
• GetQuestWorldMapAreaID