API UnitGUID
From Wowpedia
Returns the GUID of the specified unit.
guid = UnitGUID("unit")
Arguments
- unit
- String (unitId) - unit to look up the GUID of.
Returns
- guid
- String (GUID) - a string containing the hexadecimal representation of the unit's GUID, e.g. "0xF130C3030000037F2", or nil if the unit does not exist.
Example
The following snippet attempts to figure out what you're targeting based on its GUID:
local guid, name = UnitGUID("target"), UnitName("target")
local knownTypes = {[0]="player", [1]="world object", [3]="NPC", [4]="pet", [5]="vehicle"}
local maskedTypeBit = tonumber(guid:sub(5,5), 16) % 8
print(name .. " is a " .. (knownTypes[maskedTypeBit] or " unknown entity!"));
if knownTypes[maskedTypeBit] == "NPC" then
print(name .. "'s NPC id is " .. tonumber(guid:sub(6,10), 16))
end
See also
- GUID for details on the GUID format.
- GetPlayerInfoByGUID.
