UnitClass

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	UnitClass		+ 1.0.0 / 1.13.2
	UnitClassBase		+ 2.4.0 / 1.13.2

Returns the class of the unit.

className, classFilename, classId = UnitClass(unit)
classFilename, classId = UnitClassBase(unit)

Arguments

unit

string : UnitId

Returns

className

string - Localized name, e.g. "Warrior" or "Guerrier".

classFilename

string - Locale-independent name, e.g. "WARRIOR".

classId

number : ClassId

Example

/dump UnitClass("target") -- "Mage", "MAGE", 8
/dump UnitClassBase("target") -- "MAGE", 8

Values

ID	className (enUS)	classFile	Description
1	Warrior	WARRIOR
2	Paladin	PALADIN
3	Hunter	HUNTER
4	Rogue	ROGUE
5	Priest	PRIEST
6	Death Knight	DEATHKNIGHT	Added in 3.0.2
7	Shaman	SHAMAN
8	Mage	MAGE
9	Warlock	WARLOCK
10	Monk	MONK	Added in 5.0.4
11	Druid	DRUID
12	Demon Hunter	DEMONHUNTER	Added in 7.0.3
13	Evoker	EVOKER	Added in 10.0.0

Patch changes

Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added classId return value.