WoW:API UnitCanAttack

UnitCanAttack -Documentation by danboo-

Returns true if the first unit can attack the second, false otherwise.

UnitCanAttack(attacker, attacked);

Arguments

(String attacker, Table attacked)

attacker: the unit that would initiate the attack (e.g., "player" or "target")
attacked: the unit that would be attacked (e.g., "player" or "target")

Returns

Boolean isTrue

isTrue: true if the attacker can attack the attacked, false otherwise

Example

 if ( UnitCanAttack("target", "player") ) then
   -- Hostile players are red
   if ( UnitCanAttack("player", "target") ) then
     TargetFrameNameBackground:SetVertexColor(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
   end
 end

Result: If the target can attack the player and the player can attack the target then the target's name will appear red to the player.

Description

Returns true if the first unit can attack the second, false otherwise.

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