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Returns a number corresponding to the power type (e.g., mana, rage or energy) of the specified unit.

powerType, powerTypeString = UnitPowerType(unit);

The API is not 100% documented after 3.1 patch, some vehicle powers are not counted for. Player-related power types should be referred to using the SPELL_POWER_* names defined in FrameXML/Constants.lua rather than the raw numbers below.

Parameters

Arguments

unit

UnitId - the unit whose power type to query.

Returns

powerType

Integer - the power type:

• 0 = Mana
• 1 = Rage
• 2 = Focus (hunter pets)
• 3 = Energy
• 4 = Happiness
• 5 = Runes
• 6 = Runic Power
• 7 = Soul Shards
• 8 = Eclipse
• 9 = Holy Power
• ? = Ammoslot (vehicles, 3.1)
• ? = Fuel (vehicles, 3.1)

powerTypeString

String - also the power type:

• "MANA"
• "RAGE"
• "FOCUS"
• "ENERGY"
• "HAPPINESS"
• "RUNES"
• "RUNIC_POWER"
• "SOUL_SHARDS"
• "ECLIPSE"
• "HOLY_POWER"
• "AMMOSLOT" (vehicles, 3.1)
• "FUEL" (vehicles, 3.1)

Example

local t = {[0] = "mana", [1] = "rage", [2] = "focus", [3] = "energy", [4] = "happiness", [5] = "runes", [6] = "runic power", [7] = "soul shards", [8] = "eclipse", [9] = "holy power"};
DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(UnitName("player") .. "'s " .. t[UnitPowerType("player")] .. ": " .. UnitPower("player"));

Result

Displays the player's current mana/rage/energy/etc in the default chat frame.