UnitPVPName

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Added in 1.0.0 / 1.13.2

Returns the unit's name with title (e.g. "Bob the Explorer").

titleName = UnitPVPName(unit)

Arguments

unit

string : UnitToken - The unit to retrieve the name and title of.

Returns

titleName

string - The unit's combined title and name, e.g. "Playername, the Insane", or nil if the unit is out of range.

Details

• This function retrieves information about all titles; at the time it was added, titles were exclusively gained through PvP rankings.
• Note that titleName can be nil if the unit is not currently visible to the client.