SpellGetVisibilityInfo

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Added in 4.3.0 / 1.13.2

Checks if the spell should be visible, depending on spellId and raid combat status

hasCustom, alwaysShowMine, showForMySpec = SpellGetVisibilityInfo(spellId, visType)

Arguments

spellId

number - The ID of the spell to check

visType

string - either "RAID_INCOMBAT" if in combat, "RAID_OUTOFCOMBAT" otherwise

Returns

hasCustom

boolean - whether the spell visibility should be customized, if false it means always display

alwaysShowMine

boolean - whether to show the spell if cast by the player/player's pet/vehicle (e.g. the Paladin Forbearance debuff)

showForMySpec

boolean - whether to show the spell for the current specialization of the player

Details

• This is used by Blizzard's compact frame until 8.2.5, for whether it should be shown in the raid UI.

Exernal links

• GitHub FrameXML, Gethe
• Globe "wut?" Tool, Townlong-Yak