WoWInterface - Can Anyone Explain This Mystery?

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Can Anyone Explain This Mystery?

I'm stumped... I've worked around it but I'd like to know why it happens. Calling C_PetJournal.GetNumPets() in the handler for the PLAYER_LOGIN or PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD returns 0... but sticking the call at the beginning of the addon works just fine.

Code:

local numPets = C_PetJournal.GetNumPets()

print("File Start: "..numPets)



function AddonFrame:PlayerLoginHandler()

    local numPets = C_PetJournal.GetNumPets()

    print("Login: "..numPets

end



--  Output in Chat Window on Reload:

-- 

--  File Start: 1002

--  Login: 0

Subsequent calls after login are back to normal. I'm confused why it wouldn't work in the PLAYER_LOGIN handler, despite the API being available before.

I'll give 1 or 2 helpful geniuses here any of the new Raiding With Leashes Pets if you can solve this mystery!! :banana:

Need to see more code. I have a couple of assumptions, but without code I can't know for sure.

Is the AddomFrame handler that you defined being called from the XML template? Or somewhere else in Lua?

You'd better try the PET_JOURNAL_LIST_UPDATE event to start using the pet data

most api functions that provide data about the character or account will return data from the previously logged in character if called before PLAYER_LOGIN.
If you close the game you'll probably find it returns 0 both times.

Quote:

Originally Posted by elcius (Post 331737)

Mystery Solved!! That's exactly what was fooling me. If you like, PM me name/server and what pet you want!
:D