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This is the main WoW API 'value type' reference. The World of Warcraft API uses rather complex values using Lua native types for some of its parameters and return values. Rather than re-explain them every time they're used. This reference provides list of 'distinct' Lua based data types used in WoW.

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See Category:API types for possibly a more complete list.

Simple types

nil - the Lua 'nil' type. a type, or variable state, which has no value

boolean - a Lua 'boolean', which holds Lua 'false' or 'true' values

Boolean - an old WoW API 'boolean', which holds number '1' or 'nil' values.

number - a regular Lua number, which for WoW is a 'double' size floating point number

string - a regular Lua string, which is always 1 byte per char. in WoW, non-ASCII chars are encoded utf-8.

function - a regular Lua function, which any variable can reference.

table - a regular Lua table, which any variable can reference.

Complex types

actionSlot - Action button slot numbers, 120 in total.

auctionSortId - An identifier for sorting columns in the auction house.

auctionTypeId - An identifier specifying which type of auction to operate on.

bagId - Numbers representing bags you carry, bank bags, bank window, etc

bagType - A bit type for bag types an item can go into, or item types a bag can carry. (added 2.4.0)

chatTypeId - An identifier for the different chat destination types.

emoteToken - System names of voice/action emotes

enchantString - An enchant id.

enchantLink - A string that will be clickable, if shown in-game, contains an enchantString.

instanceMapId - A unique numeric identifier for instance maps used by the WoW API

inventorySlotName - Names of inventory slots.

inventorySlotId - Current mappings of slot names to numbers. May change.

itemEquipLoc - String representation of where an item may be equipped ["INVTYPE_HEAD", ...]

itemString - An item id with data about enchants, "of" type bonuses, and the item's creator.

itemLink - A string that will be clickable if shown in-game, contains an itemString.

itemType - String classification of an item, ["Armor", "Consumable", ...]

lootMethod - An identifier for the different looting methods (group loot, need before greed, etc)

lfgCategoryType - a type for choosing LFG type (added 5.0.4)

mapId - A unique numeric identifier for zone maps used by the WoW API

partyCategoryType - a type for choosing group instance type (added 5.0.4)

playerName - The name of a player.

questLink - A string that will be clickable, if shown in-game, contains a questString.

questString - A quest id with data about the quest, including the level and quest title.

raidIndex - A number between 1 and 40

specializationID - Specialization ID

standingId - Numeric encoding of faction standing.

unitId - An identifier which specifies one of the units the API may reference ["target", "party1", ...]

unitFlag - A bit type of relationships between the player and a unit in the combat log (added 2.4.0)