WoW API: GetInstanceInfo
Returns information about the current instances the player is in.
name, type, difficulty, difficultyName = GetInstanceInfo()
Returns
- name
- String - the name of the instance (localized), otherwise the continent name (eg: Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Northrend, Outland)
- type
- String - "none" if the player is not in an instance, "party" if in party, "raid" if in a raid, "pvp" for battleground
- difficulty
- Number - the difficulty of the instance
- difficultyName
- String - the difficulty of the instance
Details
- Added in 3.2
- "difficulty of the instance" is described in GetInstanceDifficulty()
Patch changes
In 3.3, the returns were changed to:
instanceName, instanceType, difficultyIndex, difficultyName, maxNumberOfPlayers, ?, dynamicInstance = GetInstanceInfo()
dynamicInstance is only true in cases like Icecrown Citadel where the difficulty mode can be changed on-the-fly.