WoW API: UnitFactionGroup
Get the name of the faction (Horde/Alliance) a unit belongs to.
englishFaction, localizedFaction = UnitFactionGroup(unit)
Arguments
- unit
- String - UnitID you want to get the faction for
Returns
- englishFaction
- String - Unit's faction name in English, i.e. "Alliance", "Horde" or nil.
- localizedFaction
- String - Unit's faction name in the client's locale or nil.
Details
The functon returns correct results after the PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD event.
Note that for NPCs, the function will only return Alliance/Horde for factions closely allied with either side. Goblins, for instance, return nil,nil.