WoW:API GetLootSlotLink: Difference between revisions

WoW:API GetLootSlotLink (source)

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-Returns loot slot items link for input into chat frames or any textual display.
+Retrieves the [[itemLink]] of one item in the current loot window.
-The example below will insert the items link into your chat text box while you're typing.  Note, this obviously doesn't work with Macro's as they clear your chat buffer.
-    for index = 1, GetNumLootItems(), 1 do
+ "itemLink" = GetLootSlotLink(index)
+== Argument ==
+:(index)
+:;index : Number - The index of the item in the list to retrieve info from (1 to GetNumLootItems())
+== Returns ==
+:;"itemLink" : [[itemLink]] - The itemLink for the specified item or
+:: nil, if index is invalid.
+== Example ==
+The example below will display the item links into your chat window.
+   local linkstext
+   for index = 1, GetNumLootItems() do
        if (LootSlotIsItem(index)) then
          local iteminfo = GetLootSlotLink(index);
-         ChatFrameEditBox:Insert(iteminfo);
+         if linkstext == nil then
+           linkstext = iteminfo
+        else
+           linkstext = linkstext..iteminfo
+        end
        end
      end
+    DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(linkstext)