GetSpellAutocast

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Added in 1.7.0 / 1.13.2

Returns true if a (pet) spell is autocastable.

autocastable, autostate = GetSpellAutocast("spellName" or spellId, bookType)

Arguments

spellName

string - the name of the spell.

spellId

number - the offset (position) of spell in spellbook. SpellId can change when you learn new spells.

bookType

string - Either BOOKTYPE_SPELL ("spell") or BOOKTYPE_PET ("pet").

Returns

autocastable

number - whether a spell is autocastable.

Returns 1 if the spell is autocastable, nil otherwise.

autostate

number - whether a spell is currently set to autocast.

Returns 1 if the spell is currently set for autocast, nil otherwise.

Details

• As of patch 3.0.3, the only auto-castable spells exist in the pet spellbook (BOOKTYPE_PET).
• Both return values will be nil in the following conditions:
  • The spell is not autocastable
  • The spell does not exist (or you don't know it)