WoW API: GetInventoryItemLink

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GetInventoryItemLink - Documentation by Flickering

Get a link string for the specified item.

link = GetInventoryItemLink("unit", slotId)

Parameters

Arguments

("unit", slotId)

unit: String - The UnitId of the unit whose inventory is to be queried.
slotId: Numeric - The inventory slot to be queried, obtained via GetInventorySlotInfo.

Returns

link: String - The link string for the specified item, or nil if the slot is empty.

Example

Code

local mainHandLink = GetInventoryItemLink("player",GetInventorySlotInfo("MainHandSlot"))
local _, _, itemCode = strfind(mainHandLink, "(%d+):")
local _, _, _, _, _, itemType = GetItemInfo(itemCode)
DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(itemType)

Results

Prints the subtype of the mainhand weapon - for example "Mace" or "Sword".

Comments

The 2nd line of the example is used to strip down the link returned by the function into a format that GetItemInfo will accept. You can't pass a link from GetInventoryItemLink to GetItemInfo directly.