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WoWWiki>Mikk: Clarify return values

2008-09-06T01:58:29Z

Clarify return values

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	== Returns ==		== Returns ==
	;englishFaction : String - Unit's faction name in English.		;englishFaction : String - Unit's faction name in English, i.e. "Alliance", "Horde" or nil.
	;localizedFaction : String - Unit's faction name in the client's locale.		;localizedFaction : String - Unit's faction name in the client's locale or nil.

	== Details ==		== Details ==
	The functon returns correct results after the PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD event.		The functon returns correct results after the PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD event.

			Note that for NPCs, the function will only return Alliance/Horde for factions closely allied with either side. Goblins, for instance, return <tt>nil,nil</tt>.

WoWWiki>Starlightblunder at 20:05, 7 August 2007

2007-08-07T20:05:29Z

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	{{wowapi}}		{{wowapi}}
	Get the ~~[[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]]~~ faction		Get the name of the faction (Horde/Alliance) a unit belongs to.
	englishFaction, localizedFaction = UnitFactionGroup(~~[[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]]~~)		englishFaction, localizedFaction = UnitFactionGroup(unit)

	== Arguments ==		== Arguments ==
	; [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]] ~~: String - Unit ID~~ you want to get the faction for		; unit : String - [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]] you want to get the faction for

	== Returns ==		== Returns ==
	;englishFaction : String - ~~Faction~~ name ~~of the [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]]~~ in English.		;englishFaction : String - Unit's faction name in English.
	;localizedFaction : String - ~~Localized version of the~~ faction name.		;localizedFaction : String - Unit's faction name in the client's locale.

	== Details ==		== Details ==
	~~Used to retrieve~~ the ~~[[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]] faction ([[Horde]] or [[Alliance]]), this can be called at~~ PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD ~~with a player [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]]~~.		The functon returns correct results after the PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD event.

WoWWiki>Tekkub at 19:53, 7 August 2007

2007-08-07T19:53:45Z

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			{{wowapi}}
	Get the [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]] faction		Get the [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]] faction
			englishFaction, localizedFaction = UnitFactionGroup([[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]])

	~~UnitFactionGroup("unitid");~~		== Arguments ==
	~~== Parameters ==~~		; [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]] : String - Unit ID you want to get the faction for
	=== Arguments ===
	:[[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]]

	:; [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]] : String - ~~Unit ID you want to get~~ the faction ~~for~~		== Returns ==
			;englishFaction : String - Faction name of the [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]] in English.
			;localizedFaction : String - Localized version of the faction name.

	~~----~~		== Details ==
	~~=== Returns ===~~
	~~:englishFaction, localizedFaction~~

	~~:;englishFaction : String - Faction name of the [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]] in English.~~
	~~:;localizedFaction : String - Localized version of the faction name.~~

	~~----~~
	=== Details ===
	Used to retrieve the [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]] faction ([[Horde]] or [[Alliance]]), this can be called at PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD with a player [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]].		Used to retrieve the [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]] faction ([[Horde]] or [[Alliance]]), this can be called at PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD with a player [[API_TYPE_UnitId\|UnitID]].

	~~----~~
	~~__NOTOC__~~
	~~{{wowapi}}~~

WoWWiki>Shadowed: Updated info to be accurate.

2006-07-18T09:06:54Z

Updated info to be accurate.

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-UnitFactionGroup("player") returns the faction of the currently logged in character (Horde or Alliance).
+Get the [[API_TYPE_UnitId|UnitID]] faction
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-{{WoW API}}
+__NOTOC__

WoWWiki>Muert at 05:11, 4 January 2006

2006-01-04T05:11:05Z

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	UnitFactionGroup("target") returns the faction group the current target or nil if there is no current target.		UnitFactionGroup("target") returns the faction group the current target or nil if there is no current target.

	~~[[Category:API Functions\|UnitFactionGroup]]~~
	~~[[Category:API Faction Functions\|UnitFactionGroup]]~~		----
	~~[[Category:~~API ~~Unit Functions\|UnitFactionGroup]]~~		{{WoW API}}

WoWWiki>Inglais at 18:10, 29 August 2005

2005-08-29T18:10:17Z

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	UnitFactionGroup("player") returns nil before PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD and after/during PLAYER_LEAVING_WORLD event.		UnitFactionGroup("player") returns nil before PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD and after/during PLAYER_LEAVING_WORLD event.
	UnitFactionGroup("target") returns the faction group the current target or nil if there is no current target.		UnitFactionGroup("target") returns the faction group the current target or nil if there is no current target.

			[[Category:API Functions\|UnitFactionGroup]]
			[[Category:API Faction Functions\|UnitFactionGroup]]
			[[Category:API Unit Functions\|UnitFactionGroup]]

WoWWiki>Vimrasha at 18:39, 22 July 2005

2005-07-22T18:39:05Z

New page

UnitFactionGroup("player") returns the faction of the currently logged in character (Horde or Alliance).
UnitFactionGroup("player") returns nil before PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD and after/during PLAYER_LEAVING_WORLD event.
UnitFactionGroup("target") returns the faction group the current target or nil if there is no current target.