WoW API: UnitBuff
Retrieve info about a certain buff on a certain unit.
buffName, buffRank, buffTexture, buffApplications = UnitBuff(unit, buffIndex[, showCastable]);
Parameters
Arguments
- (unit, buffIndex, showCastable)
- unit
- String - The unitId to query information for
- buffIndex
- Integer - The index of the buff to retrieve information for. Starts at 1 and goes up indefinitely until there are no more buffs on target.
- showCastable
- Boolean - If present and true (1), then only buffs will be returned which are castable by the player. Index is still starting with 1 and counting up. (Added in 1.9, works in 1.9.3)
Returns
- buffName
- String - The name of the spell or effect of the buff. This is the name shown in yellow when you mouse over the icon. (Added in 2.0)
- buffRank
- String - The rank of the spell or effect that caused the buff. Returns "" if there is no rank. (Added in 2.0)
- 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.
Example
local x, i = "You're currently buffed with the following buffs: ", 1;
while (UnitBuff("player",i) ~= nil) do
x = x .. UnitBuff("player",i) .. ", ";
i = i + 1;
end
if (i == 1) then
x = x .. "no buffs.";
else
x = strsub(x,0,-3) .. ".";
end
DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(x);
Result
- Print the names of all buffs you're currently buffed with.