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-{{widgetmethod}}
+{{widgetmethod}} __NOTOC__
-{{stub/api}}
-Sample code provided by Iriel:
+Gets the children of a frame.
+ child1, child2, ..., childN = Frame:GetChildren()
+== Arguments ==
+None
+== Returns ==
+:(child1, child2, ...)
+:
+:The array can be referenced as an '''ipairs''' object. See example.
+:; child1
+:: [[Frame]] - The first child of the frame
+:; child2
+:: [[Frame]] - The second child of the frame
+:; ...
+:; childN
+:: [[Frame]] - The last child of the frame
+== Example ==
   local kids = { QuestLogFrame:GetChildren() };
-  for _,child in ipairs(kids) do
+  for _, child in ipairs(kids) do
-  -- stuff
+   -- stuff
+  end
+== Print children names macro for Developers ==
+-- Prints the names of all children of the frame your cursor is hovering
+ /run function kiddos () local kiddos = { GetMouseFocus():GetChildren() }; for _, child in ipairs(kiddos) do DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(child:GetName()); end end kiddos();
+Standalone function:
+ function kiddos ()
+     kiddos = { GetMouseFocus():GetChildren() };
+     for _, child in ipairs(kiddos) do
+         DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(child:GetName());
+     end
   end
+Tested in the 1.12.1 Vanilla WoW game client.