ClosestUnitPosition

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Added in 6.0.2 / 1.13.2

Returns the unit position of the closest creature by ID. Only works for mobs in the starting zones.

xPos, yPos, distance = ClosestUnitPosition(creatureID)

Arguments

creatureID

number - NPC ID of a GUID of a creature.

Returns

xPos

number

yPos

number

distance

number - Relative distance in yards.

Patch changes

Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Added.