CreateFromMixins()

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This function is implemented in FrameXML/Mixin.lua.

Copies (or mixes in) children from one or more tables into another. 

object = Mixin(object, ...)
object = CreateFromMixins(...)

Arguments

object
table - The table that children are pasted into
...
table - One or more pattern tables that are copied from

Returns

object
table - The table that children were pasted into

Details

  • CreateFromMixins creates a new table, while Mixin pastes children to an existing one
  • When there are multiple pattern tables, children of later ones will overwrite copies of earlier ones (ie, order matters)

Patch changes

  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.2.0 (2019-06-25): Consolidated all versions of these functions in FrameXML/Mixin.lua.[1]
  • Legion Patch 7.3.2 (2017-10-24): Duplicated without new behaviour in FrameXML/BulletPoint.lua.[2]
  • Legion Patch 7.2.0 (2017-03-28): Duplicated without new behaviour in FrameXML/Pools.lua.[3]
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Added.[4]

See also

CreateAndInitFromMixin(mixin, ...) - Also calls object:Init(...), but accepts only a single table to copy from

References

 
  1. ^ 2019-06-25, Mixin.lua, version 8.2.5.30920, near line 25, archived at Townlong-Yak
  2. ^ 2017-10-24, BulletPoint.lua, version 7.3.2.25383, near line 21, archived at Townlong-Yak
  3. ^ 2017-03-28, Pools.lua, version 7.2.0.23835, near line 26, archived at Townlong-Yak
  4. ^ 2016-07-19, Util.lua, version 7.0.3.22267, near line 174, archived at Townlong-Yak
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