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How to get item texture path

Hey,

Finally done with exams and wanna progress on my addon. I'm quite new to lua but I'm starting to see how it works.

I got a function tha grabs item info, so I get the item name. My issue is that I can't get access to the itemTexture and it doesn't seem like GetItemInfo is actually returning anything but ID/Name of the item? Might be me using it wrong or so.. Could anyone explain how I can for example access Item Path or vendorPrice ?

Code:

  

    local wait = {}

    local cache_writer = CreateFrame('Frame')

    cache_writer:RegisterEvent('GET_ITEM_INFO_RECEIVED')

    cache_writer:SetScript('OnEvent', function(self, event, ...)

        if event == 'GET_ITEM_INFO_RECEIVED' then

            -- the info is now downloaded and cached

            local itemID = ...

            if wait[itemID] then

                --print("received",itemID)

                                testing2(itemID)

                wait[itemID] = nil

            end

        end

    end)

    

    local function normal_loop()

        --using for instead of ipairs because want to preserve order

        for index = 1, numMaterials, 1 do

            local itemID = craftingMaterials[index]

            local name = GetItemInfo(itemID)

                        --local stringtest = GetItemInfo(itemID.itemTexture)

            if name then

                                print(name.itemTexture)

                testing2(name)

            else

                --add item to wait list

                wait[itemID] = {}

            end

        end

    end

    

    local initframe = CreateFrame("Frame", "MyInitFrame", UIParent)

    initframe:RegisterEvent("PLAYER_LOGIN")

    initframe:SetScript("OnEvent", function(self, event, ...)

        if event == "PLAYER_LOGIN" then

            normal_loop()

        end

    end)

I guess I have to do something like
name, link, quality, iLevel, reqLevel, class, subclass, maxStack, equipSlot, texture, vendorPrice = GetItemInfo(itemID) or GetItemInfo("itemName") or GetItemInfo("itemLink")

To actually store what I need.

Quote:

Originally Posted by loff93 (Post 323755)

You guessed it right.

GetItemInfo returns raw values, they aren't packed, it's not a table. So obv there's no itemTexture member of name, name is just a string.

-- edit #1

Lua Code:

local function normal_loop()
    -- guess numMaterials and craftingMaterials are defined elsewhere :p
    for index = 1, numMaterials do
        local itemID = craftingMaterials[index]
        local name, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, texture = GetItemInfo(itemID)
        if name then
            print(texture)
        else
            -- you don't write anything to wait[itemID] table
            -- simple true should be enough
            wait[itemID] = true
        end
    end
end

Quote:

Originally Posted by lightspark (Post 323756)

You guessed it right.

GetItemInfo returns raw values, they aren't packed, it's not a table. So obv there's no itemTexture member of name, name is just a string.

-- edit #1

Lua Code:

local function normal_loop()
    -- guess numMaterials and craftingMaterials are defined elsewhere :p
    for index = 1, numMaterials do
        local itemID = craftingMaterials[index]
        local name, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, texture = GetItemInfo(itemID)
        if name then
            print(texture)
        else
            -- you don't write anything to wait[itemID] table
            -- simple true should be enough
            wait[itemID] = true
        end
    end
end

Awesome, wasn't sure how to write

Code:

local name, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, texture = GetItemInfo(itemID)

without storing everything etc. Works really well , but only if the character has already cached the texture.
How do I solve this issue:
When character has already "GET_ITEM_INFO_RECEIVE" the item ID but still needs the texture?

Code:

            if name and texture then

                testing2(name,texture)

            else

                wait[itemID] = {}

            end

Quote:

Originally Posted by loff93 (Post 323757)

Awesome, wasn't sure how to write

Code:

local name, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, texture = GetItemInfo(itemID)

Code:

wait[itemID] = {}

Just call GetItemInfo again:

Lua Code:

cache_writer:SetScript('OnEvent', function(self, event, ...)
    if event == 'GET_ITEM_INFO_RECEIVED' then
        local itemID = ...
        if wait[itemID] then
            local _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, texture = GetItemInfo(itemID)
            print(texture)
 
            wait[itemID] = nil
        end
    end
end)

-- edit #1

But if you need only icon textures, you're better off using GetItemInfoInstant instead. This way you can avoid this cache voodoo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lightspark (Post 323758)

-- edit #1

But if you need only icon textures, you're better off using GetItemInfoInstant instead. This way you can avoid this cache voodoo.

owww now that is a function can I like. Thanks again, works really well! :)