UnitSelectionType

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Added in 8.1.5

Returns the selection type of the outline and circle underneath the unit.

selectionType = UnitSelectionType(unit [, useExtendedColors])

Arguments

unit: string : UnitToken - The unit whose selection type should be returned.
useExtendedColors: boolean? = false - If true, a more appropriate type of the unit's selection will be returned. For instance, if used on a dead hostile target, the default return will be 0 (hostile), but the extended return will be 9 (dead).

selectionType

number - The unit's selection type:

0 - Hostile.
1 - Unfriendly.
2 - Neutral.
3 - Friendly.
4 - Player.
5 - Player, if using extended colours.
6 - Party.
7 - Party (War Mode On).
8 - Friend, a player from your friend list.
9 - Dead.
10 - Commentator Team 1, only available to commentators.
11 - Commentator Team 2, only available to commentators.
12 - Self, your character if highlighting of your character is enabled.
13 - Friendly (Battleground), party members and friendly units in battlegrounds.

If the unit doesn't exist, this function will return 4 or 5, if using extended colours.

Patch 8.1.5 (2019-03-12): Added.