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Returns info for a loot slot.

lootIcon, lootName, lootQuantity, currencyID, lootQuality, locked, isQuestItem, questID, isActive = GetLootSlotInfo(slot)

Arguments[]

slot
number - the index of the loot (1 is the first item, typically coin)

Returns[]

lootIcon
string - The path of the graphical icon for the item.
lootName
string - The name of the item.
lootQuantity
number - The quantity of the item in a stack. Note: Quantity for coin is always 0.
currencyID
number - The identifying number of the currency loot in slot, if applicable. Note: Returns nil for slots with coin and regular items.
lootQuality
Number - The quality code for that item.
locked
boolean - Whether you are eligible to loot this item or not. Locked items are by default shown tinted red.
isQuestItem
boolean - Self-explanatory.
questID
number - The identifying number for the quest.
isActive
boolean - True if the item starts a quest that you are not currently on.

Details[]

  • When returning coin data, the 'quantity' is always 0 and the 'item' contains the amount and text. It also includes a line break after each type of coin. The linebreak can be removed by string substitution.
print("coins: "..string.gsub(item,"\n"," "))

Patch changes[]

Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Added new fourth return value (currencyID); moved subsequent return values down one

See also[]

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