WoW:API UnitName

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UnitName -Documentation by octon-

Returns the name of the specified unit.


Arguments
(String unit)
arg1
The unit to query (e.g. "player", "party2", "pet", "target" etc.)

Returns
name
name
The name of the specified unit as a string.

Example
local playerName = UnitName("player");
ChatFrame1:AddMessage('Hi my name is: ' .. playerName);
Result
Prints the player's name to the chat frame as
'Hi my name is: Octon'.  

Description
Returns the name of the specified unit.

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