WoW API: UnitExists

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Determines if the unit exists.

exists = UnitExists("unit")

Parameters

Arguments

("unit")

unit

String - The UnitId to query (e.g. "player", "party2", "pet", "target" etc.)

Returns

exists

1 if the unit exists and is in the current zone, or nil if not

Example

Just a simple example:

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function 1stBuff()
	if(UnitExists("target")) then 
		MeinZiel="target";
		DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("My targets 1st buff: "..(UnitBuff(MeinZiel, 1)));
	else 
		MeinZiel="player";
		DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("My own 1st buff: "..(UnitBuff(MeinZiel, 1)));
	end;
end

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