CastSpellByName

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Added in 1.0.0 / 1.13.2

Casts a spell by name.

CastSpellByName(spellName[, target])

Arguments

name

string - Name of the spell to cast, e.g. "Alchemy".

target

string? : UnitId - The unit to cast the spell on. If omitted, "target" is assumed for spells that require a target.

Details

• You can still use this function to open trade skill windows and to summon mounts even from a tainted execution path.

Patch changes

Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Protected.