UnitInRange

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Added in 2.4.0 / 1.13.2

Returns true if the unit is within 40 yards range (25 yards for Evokers).

inRange, checkedRange = UnitInRange(unit)

Arguments

unit

string : UnitToken

Returns

inRange

boolean - true if the unit is within 40 (25 for Evokers) yards of the player

checkedRange

boolean - true if a range check was actually performed; false if the information about distance to the queried unit is unavailable.

Note: UnitInRange("player") will return false, false outside of a group.

Patch changes

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