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<center>'''GetMapZones''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Meog|Meog]]-''</center>
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Returns the zone names of a continent
Returns the zone names of a continent


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:(continentIndex)
:(continentIndex)
:;continentIndex : Number - Which continent to fetch the zone list from (continent indexes refer to the result of [[API GetMapContinents|GetMapContinents()]]). Currently the values are 1 for Kalimdor, and 2 for Eastern Kingdoms.
:;continentIndex : Number - Which continent to fetch the zone list from (continent indexes refer to the result of [[API GetMapContinents|GetMapContinents()]]). Currently the values are 1 for Kalimdor, 2 for Eastern Kingdoms, and 3 is for Outlands (without Twisting Nether).


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:zone_1, zone_2, ..., zone_N
:zone_1, zone_2, ..., zone_N
:;zone_<i>i</i> : String - The name of the <i>i</i>'th zone within the continent (<i>i</i> corresponds to the value [[API_GetCurrentMapZone|GetCurrentMapZone()]] returns)
:;zone_''i'' : String - The name of the ''i'''th zone within the continent (''i'' corresponds to the value [[API_GetCurrentMapZone|GetCurrentMapZone()]] returns)
 
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;''Example 1''
 
local function LoadZones(c, ...)
for i=1,select('#', ...),1 do
c[i] = select(i,...)
end
end
local C1 = {}
local C2 = {}
local C3 = {}
local C4 = {}
LoadZones(C1,GetMapZones(1))
LoadZones(C2,GetMapZones(2))
LoadZones(C3,GetMapZones(3))
LoadZones(C4,GetMapZones(4))
 
;''Result''
The array C1 holds all a list of all zone names for Kalimdore, C2 for Eastern Kingdoms, C3 for Outland, and C4 for Northrend.


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;''Example''
;''Example 2''
  ZoneNames = {};
  ZoneNames = {};
   
   
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: There are a different number of zones on each continent and these may change without notice as new content is added. Use the name of a zone if you wish to make your code future-proof.
: There are a different number of zones on each continent and these may change without notice as new content is added. Use the name of a zone if you wish to make your code future-proof.


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: Beware : zone names depend on locale, and zone number too because GetMapZones() returns them in ''alphabetical'' order. So french and german clients do not have the zones returned in the same order than english ones, see the [[LocalizedMapZones|table of localized map zones]].
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