API CreateFrame

Creates a object. frame = CreateFrame(frameType [, name, parent, template, id])

• frameType: - Type of the frame; e.g. "Frame" or "Button".
• name: - Globally accessible name to assign to the frame, or for an anonymous frame.
• parent: - Parent object to assign to the frame, or to be parentless; cannot be a string. Can also be set with
• template: - Comma-delimited list of virtual XML templates to inherit; see also a complete list of FrameXML templates.
• id: - ID to assign to the frame. Can also be set with

• frame: - The created Frame object or one of the other frame type objects.

Possible frame types are available from the XML schema :

• Fires the frame's script, if it has one from an inherited template.
• Frames cannot be deleted or garbage collected, so it may be preferable to them.
• Intrinsic frames may also be used.

• Shows a texture which is also parented to UIParent so it will be have the same UI scale and hidden when toggled with

• Creates a button which inherits textures and widget scripts from UIPanelButtonTemplate

• Displays an animated model for a DisplayID.

• Registers for events being fired, like chat messages and when you start/stop moving.