LoggingCombat

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Added in 1.7.0 / 1.13.2

Gets or sets whether logging combat to Logs\WoWCombatLog.txt is enabled.

isLogging = LoggingCombat([newState])

Parameters

Arguments

newState

boolean - Toggles combat logging

Returns

isLogging

false - You are not logging

true - You are logging

When spammed, may return nil instead of true or false.

Example

if (LoggingCombat()) then
  DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("Combat is already being logged";
else
  DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage("Combat is not being logged - starting it!");  
  LoggingCombat(1);
end

Example #2

Create a new macro and paste the following (one-line)

/script local a=LoggingCombat(LoggingCombat()==nil); UIErrorsFrame:AddMessage("CombatLogging is now "..tostring(a and "ON" or "OFF"),1,0,0);

Drag the macro-button to an action bar or key bind it and you have a one-click/keypress toggle.

Details

If no parameter is passed in, LoggingCombat only returns the current state.