EJ_GetEncounterInfo

Returns encounter info from the journal.

name, description, journalEncounterID, rootSectionID, link, journalInstanceID, dungeonEncounterID, instanceID
   = EJ_GetEncounterInfo(journalEncounterID)
   = EJ_GetEncounterInfoByIndex(index [, journalInstanceID])

Arguments[]

EJ_GetEncounterInfo[]

journalEncounterID: number : JournalEncounterID

EJ_GetEncounterInfoByIndex[]

index

number

journalInstanceID

number? : JournalInstance.ID - If omitted, defaults to the currently selected instance from EJ_SelectInstance()

quirk: Requires EJ_SelectInstance to be called at least once during this session when passing a journalInstanceID.

Returns[]

name: string
description: string
journalEncounterID: number : JournalEncounterID - IDs for the Encounter Journal
rootSectionID: number : JournalEncounterSection.ID - The first section article that describes the boss abilities
link: string : journalLink
journalInstanceID: number : JournalInstance.ID - The dungeon instance as used by the Encounter Journal
dungeonEncounterID: number : DungeonEncounterID - IDs from ENCOUNTER_START
instanceID: number : InstanceID - The map instance

Example[]

/dump EJ_GetEncounterInfo(95)

[1] = "Vanessa VanCleef", -- name
[2] = "As a young girl, Vanessa witnessed the gruesome death of her father and former Defias Brotherhood leader, Edwin VanCleef. She has since taken up his mantle of leadership, plotting to exact vengeance on Stormwind from the dark corridors of the Defias's stronghold in the Deadmines.", -- description
[3] = 95,    -- journalEncounterID
[4] = 2060,  -- rootSectionID
[5] = "|cff66bbff|Hjournal:1:95:0|h[Vanessa VanCleef]|h|r", -- link 
[6] = 63,    -- journalInstanceID
[7] = 1081,  -- dungeonEncounterID
[8] = 36     -- instanceID

Illustrates the quirk when passing a journalInstanceID without calling EJ_SelectInstance.

local name1 = EJ_GetEncounterInfoByIndex(1, 1208)
print(name1) -- nil

EJ_SelectInstance(1195) -- this can be an arbitrary journalInstanceID

local name2 = EJ_GetEncounterInfoByIndex(1, 1208)
print(name2) -- Kazzara, the Hellforged

Patch changes[]

Patch 8.2.0 (2019-06-25): Added dungeonEncounterID, instanceID returns.^[1]
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Added journalInstanceID return.^[2]
Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Added.

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