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Added in 3.0.2

Returns the current power resource of the unit.

power = UnitPower(unitToken [, powerType, unmodified])

Arguments

unitToken

string : UnitId

powerType

Enum.PowerType?🔗 - Type of resource (mana/rage/energy/etc) to query

unmodified

boolean? - Return the higher precision internal value (for graphical use only)

Returns

power

number - the unit's current power level

Details

• If no type is specified, UnitPower returns the current primary type, e.g., energy for a druid in cat form.
• You can determine the current primary power type via UnitPowerType()

Related Events	UNIT_POWER_UPDATE UNIT_POWER_FREQUENT
Related API	UnitPowerType • UnitPowerMax

Example

Prints the current amount of mana for the player.

/dump UnitPower("player", Enum.PowerType.Mana)

Patch changes

Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added, replaces UnitMana()