WoW API: GetPlayerBuffTimeLeft

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Retrieve info about a certain player buff of a certain type.

buffTimeLeft = GetPlayerBuffTimeLeft(buffIndex);

Arguments

buffIndex

The index of the buff to retrieve. Can be obtained with GetPlayerBuff

Returns

buffTimeLeft

The time (in seconds) left until the buff expires.

Example

local timeLeft = GetPlayerBuffTimeLeft(buffIndex)

Result

Retrieves amount of time left of the first buff you have.

 for i=0,31 do
  local id,cancel = GetPlayerBuff(i,"HELPFUL|HARMFUL|PASSIVE");
  if(id > -1) then
    local timeleft = GetPlayerBuffTimeLeft(id);
   DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(timeleft);
  end
end

Result

Will display your buff/debuff durations.

See Also

• GetPlayerBuff
• GetPlayerBuffTexture