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Added in 2.3.0

Returns information about the item a given macro is set to use.

itemName, itemLink = GetMacroItem(slot or macroName)

Arguments

Takes one argument, one of the below:

slot

number - The macro index to query.

macroName

string - The name of the macro to query.

Returns

itemName

string - The localized name of the item.

itemLink

string : ItemLink - The localized link of the item.

Example

local macroName = "MyMacro"
local index = GetMacroIndexByName(macroName)
if index then 
    local itemId, itemLink = GetMacroItem(index)
    if itemId then
        print("Item to use inside macro", itemId, itemLink)
    end
end