WoW API: LaunchURL

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Launches an external web browser and navigates to the URL provided.

LaunchURL("URL")

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Arguments

"URL": URL of the website to open. Seems to only accept some URLs, works with base URL of the world of warcraft websites (wow-europe.com, worldofwarcraft.com, etc).

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Returns

nil

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Example

LaunchURL("http://www.worldofwarcraft.com");

Result

Navigates a new web browser window to http://www.worldofwarcraft.com

Note: this function still exists inside the login lua environment, however not in the addon environment