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/dump prints variable or expression results to the chat frame and is part of the Blizzard DebugTools interface. Output is color coded for easier reading. Tables display up to 30 values, the rest are skipped and a message is shown.
The corresponding Lua function is DevTools_Dump.
Usage
/dump value
This command has no aliases.
Arguments
- value
- The name of the global variable, table value, frame, or function result. Can be any valid Lua expression.
Example
/dump MAX_CHARACTER_NAME_BYTES
Dump: MAX_CHARACTER_NAME_BYTES MAX_CHARACTER_NAME_BYTES=48
/dump SlashCmdList
Dump: SlashCmdList
SlashCmdList={
GUILD_MOTD=<function>,
FOLLOW=<function>,
(28 more lines follow, not shown in this example)
<skipped 57>
}
/dump ChatTypeGroup["CHANNEL"]
Dump: value=ChatTypeGroup["CHANNEL"]
[1]={
[1]="CHAT_MESSAGE_JOIN",
[2]="CHAT_MESSAGE_LEAVE",
[3]="CHAT_MESSAGE_NOTICE",
[4]="CHAT_MESSAGE_NOTICE_USER",
[5]="CHAT_MESSAGE_LIST",
}
/dump UnitName("player")
Dump: UnitName("player")
[1]="Shalune"
/dump
Dump: value= empty result
/dump NOTAVALIDNAME
Dump: NOTAVALIDNAME NOTAVALIDNAME=nil, empty result
Patch changes
Patch 3.2.0a (2009-08-19): No longer compiles and executes its argument as secure code. Fixes "dump macro" exploits which circumvented the Blizzard addon secure code restrictions.- Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Added.
