WoW:API UnitBuff

UnitBuff -Documentation by Sarf-

Retrieve info about a certain buff on a certain unit.

buffTexture, buffApplications = UnitBuff(unit, buffIndex, showCastable);

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Arguments

(String unit)

unit

String - The UnitId to select as a target.

buffIndex

Number - The index num of the buff to retrieve info on. Starts at 1 and goes up to (and possibly beyond) a certain number. The maximum numbers used by the Blizzard code are 16 for party/pet and 8(?) for target buffs.

showCastable

Boolean - Flag (optional) - Can be 0, 1, or nil. If present and 1, then only buffs will be returned which are castable by the player. Index is still starting with 1 and counting up. (new in 1.9, works in 1.9.3)

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Returns

buffTexture

String - The identifier of (path and filename to) the indicated buff, or nil if no buff

buffApplications

String - The number of times the buff has been applied to the target.

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Example

buff = UnitBuff("pet", i);

Result

Retrieves the buff texture of the pets buff with the index of "i".

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Description

Retrieve info (texture name) about a certain buff of the specified unit.

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See Also

UnitDebuff

Sample Code Check Hunter Aspect

List of known buff and debuff effects that can be queried

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