WoW:API GetContainerItemLink

GetContainerItemLink - Documentation by VelvetPaw

Returns the item link of the item located in bag# and slot#.

ItemLink = GetContainerItemLink(bag,slot)

Parameters

Arguments

bagID, slot

bagID

Numeric - The number of the bag. Valid bags are 0-4. 0 is the backpack.

slot

Numeric - The slot of the specified bag. Valid slots are 1 through BagSize. 1 is the left slot in the top row.

Returns

ItemLink

ItemLink

Returns the ItemLink (The item link is the link when you shift-click an item while the chat edit box is visible). Returns nil if the slot of the specified bag is empty. Example link returned: |Hitem:6948:0:0:0|H[Hearthstone]|H . To use this link in other functions that require an "itemlink", you have to strip out the extra chat link information. Ex: item:6948:0:0:0

Example

function UseContainerItemByName(SearchString)
  for bag=0,4 do
    for slot=1,GetContainerNumSlots(bag) do
      if (GetContainerItemLink(bag,slot)) then
        if (string.find(GetContainerItemLink(bag,slot), SearchString)) then
          UseContainerItem(bag,slot)
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

Info

for .. do

Look for the 'for .. do' block at the Reference Manual.

GetContainerNumSlots(bagID)

GetContainerNumSlots(bagID) - Gives you the number of slots available in the bag specified by the index.

UseContainerItem(bagID,slot)

UseContainerItem(bagID,slot) - Uses an item located in bag# and slot#.

string.find(string,pattern{,init{,plain}})

strfind(string,pattern{,init{,plain}}) - Look for match of pattern in string, optionally from specific location or using plain substring.

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