WoW API: GetZoneText

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Returns the zone text.

GetZoneText();

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Arguments

none

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Returns

zonetext

String - zone name (localized).

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Example

local zonetext = GetZoneText();
message(zonetext);

Result

Message box appears displaying your current zone.

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Description

Returns the zone text, in which the player currently is. The event ZONE_CHANGED_NEW_AREA is triggered when the text changes. See also the related functions GetSubZoneText and GetMinimapZoneText.

Additional note: Blizzard also registers the event ZONE_CHANGED_INDOORS. If you know what this event is used for, please edit this page.

This is just a guess, but I imagine it dismounts you for one. -- lCine7ic

The event ZONE_CHANGED_INDOORS would most likely be used if you were creating a minimap modification to notify you that you have gone into a building to change the minimap texture and the text above it to indicate the building you are in -- Salanex