C_AreaPoiInfo.GetAreaPOIInfo

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Added in 8.0.1 / 1.13.2

Returns info for an area point of interest (e.g. World PvP objectives).

poiInfo = C_AreaPoiInfo.GetAreaPOIInfo(uiMapID, areaPoiID)

Arguments

uiMapID

number : UiMapID

areaPoiID

number : AreaPOI

Returns

POIIcons

poiInfo

AreaPOIInfo

Field	Type	Description
areaPoiID	number
position	vector2🔗
name	string	e.g. "Domination Point Tower"
description	string?	e.g. "Horde Controlled" or "Grand Master Pet Tamer"
textureIndex	number?
tooltipWidgetSet	number?	Previously widgetSetID (10.2.6)
iconWidgetSet	number?
atlasName	string?	AtlasID
uiTextureKit	string? : textureKit
shouldGlow	boolean
factionID	number?	Added in 10.0.2
isPrimaryMapForPOI	boolean	Added in 10.0.2
isAlwaysOnFlightmap	boolean	Added in 10.0.2
addPaddingAboveTooltipWidgets	boolean?	Previously addPaddingAboveWidgets (10.2.6)
highlightWorldQuestsOnHover	boolean
highlightVignettesOnHover	boolean

Details

• The textureIndex specifies an icon from Interface/Minimap/POIIcons. You can use GetPOITextureCoords() to resolve these indices to texture coordinates. [1]

Patch changes

Patch 9.0.5 (2021-03-09): Added shouldGlow field.
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Added uiTextureKit field.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Added. Replaces C_WorldMap.GetMapLandmarkInfo().