C_Map.GetMapInfoAtPosition

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Info
Added in 8.0.1 / 1.13.2

Returns info for any child or adjacent maps at a position on the map.

info = C_Map.GetMapInfoAtPosition(uiMapID, x, y [, ignoreZoneMapPositionData])

Arguments

uiMapID

number : UiMapID

x

number : [0.0 - 1.0]

y

number : [0.0 - 1.0]

ignoreZoneMapPositionData

boolean?

Returns

info

UiMapDetails

Field	Type	Description
mapID	number	UiMapID
name	string
mapType	Enum.UIMapType
parentMapID	number	Returns 0 if there is no parent map
flags	Enum.UIMapFlag	Added in 9.0.1

Enum.UIMapType

Value	Field	Description
0	Cosmic
1	World
2	Continent
3	Zone
4	Dungeon
5	Micro
6	Orphan

Enum.UIMapFlag

Value	Field	Description
0x1	NoHighlight
0x2	ShowOverlays
0x4	ShowTaxiNodes
0x8	GarrisonMap
0x10	FallbackToParentMap
0x20	NoHighlightTexture
0x40	ShowTaskObjectives
0x80	NoWorldPositions
0x100	HideArchaeologyDigs
0x200	DoNotTranslateBranches	Renamed from Deprecated in 10.2.5
0x400	HideIcons
0x800	HideVignettes
0x1000	ForceAllOverlayExplored
0x2000	FlightMapShowZoomOut
0x4000	FlightMapAutoZoom
0x8000	ForceOnNavbar
0x10000	AlwaysAllowUserWaypoints
0x20000	AlwaysAllowTaxiPathing

Details

• No return value in instances, the WoD Garrison, the beginning of the new player experience, or empty regions of the cosmic map.
• Otherwise, returns map info for:
  • Child maps, such as zones in a continent.
  • Adjacent maps, such as zones next to the current one.
  • The current map, similar to C_Map.GetMapInfo().

Patch changes

Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Added ignoreZoneMapPositionData argument.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Added.