WoW API: IsInInstance

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Checks whether the player is in an instance and the type of instance.

inInstance, instanceType = IsInInstance()

Arguments

none

Returns

inInstance, instanceType

inInstance

Boolean - Whether the player is in an instance

instanceType

String - The instance type

• "none" when outside an instance
• "pvp" when in a battleground
• "arena" when in an arena
• "party" when in a 5-man instance
• "raid" when in a raid instance

Details

This functon returns correct results immediately upon PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD.