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Links from World of Warcraft API et al[]

Example API listing[]

  • SetMapZoom(continentIndex[, zoneIndex])   - Sets the current world map to a specific continent and optionally zone.
This function takes one or two arguments. The square brackets indicate that the second argument is optional.

Example API with string argument[]

The quotes around the arguments in this function means that the parameter is a string. It does not mean that the argument is literally "channel" or "name".

Example of an UI Object (widget) method[]

  • LayoutFrame:SetAllPoints(frame or "frameName")   - Set all anchors to match edges of specified frame
This example shows that the SetAllPoints() function is called as a method function on a LayoutFrame object. The arguemnt is either a frame, or a frame name (string).

Link Code Examples[]

: [[API SetMapZoom|SetMapZoom]](continentIndex[,zoneIndex]) - Description
Pages describing individual API functions are named on the form "API FunctionName" (with no argument information).
: [[API LayoutFrame GetHeight|LayoutFrame:GetHeight]]() - Description
Pages describing individual widget methods are named on the form "API ObjectType FunctionName" (with no argument information).

Link Prefixes[]

  • PROTECTED - function exists, but is protected for Blizzard only code.
If the page exists, put {{protectedapi|<extra info, if appropriate>}} at the top
  • REMOVED - indicates that the function has been removed from the API.
Removed functions should only be listed in Category:World of Warcraft API/Removed Functions
If the page exists, put {{removedapi|<version when it was removed>|<what to use instead, if appropriate>}} at the top
  • UI - indicates that the function is provided by the FrameXML UI code, rather than the core API.
If the page exists, put {{framexmlfunc|<FrameXML/FileNameWhereFunctionIs.lua>}} at the top

Data and Argument Types[]

The API uses special values for some function arguments, the commonly used types are:


Category:API types has the full list. (Though if something there is not available here: please list it!)

See also[]

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