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API UnitCreatureFamily
Last wiki revision 2022-11-05
Returns the creature type of the unit (e.g. Crab). creatureFamily = UnitCreatureFamily(unit)
- unit: : UnitId - unit you wish to query.
- creatureFamily: - localized name of the creature family (e.g., "Crab" or "Wolf"). Known return values include:
- Does not work on all creatures, since the family's primary function is to determine what abilities the unit will have if a player is able to control it. However, it does work on almost all Beasts, even if they are not tameable by Hunters.
- Returns nil if the creature doesn't belong to a family that includes a tameable creature.
Displays a message if the target is a type of bear.
Source
https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/API_UnitCreatureFamily · retrieved 2023-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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