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03-12-18, 06:51 PM   #1
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Spell cost

How do I find out the cost in mana/energy/whatever of a spell? Outside of their base cost, some buffs or conditions change the cost of a spell. I typically use "IsUsableSpell("my spell");" but in this case I want to know whether I will be able to cast two different spells so I need to know their cost and then compare it to available mana. Is there an API function that might tell me?
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03-15-18, 01:05 AM   #2
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Code:
/dump GetSpellPowerCost(2061)
{
	{
		cost = 10,
		costPercent = 3,
		costPerSec = 0,
		hasRequiredAura = false,
		minCost = 10,
		name = "MANA",
		requiredAuraID = 0,
		type = 0,
	}
}
  • Yes, that's a table inside a table
  • I assume type is the power type index (0 is MANA; see PowerTypeColor)
  • costPercent appears to be rounded up to the nearest whole percent; the character on which the above example was returned has 355 mana, and 10 / 355 = 0.028 (2.8%)

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03-15-18, 06:42 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Phanx View Post
Yes, that's a table inside a table
So, does GetSpellPowerCost actually return a nested table result? If so, would there be any reason to do so? or would it be a mistake by dev team?

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According to the UI source, it's not a nested table.

ex., https://github.com/tomrus88/Blizzard...teBar.lua#L148
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Originally Posted by Eungavi View Post
So, does GetSpellPowerCost actually return a nested table result?
Yes, that's why I posted it.

Originally Posted by Eungavi View Post
If so, would there be any reason to do so? or would it be a mistake by dev team?
Unclear. I can't test, but maybe there's a second table for something like an enhancement shaman's Healing Surge which costs mana but can additionally consume maelstrom to become instant cast?
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Originally Posted by Seerah View Post
According to the UI source, it's not a nested table.

ex., https://github.com/tomrus88/Blizzard...teBar.lua#L148
Look again. The line you highlights assigns the returned outer table to a variable, and then the very next line loops over the inner table(s).
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Originally Posted by Phanx View Post
I assume type is the power type index (0 is MANA; see PowerTypeColor)
Just checked it for Enhancement Shaman's Stormstrike:
Code:
Dump: value=GetSpellPowerCost(17364)
[1]={
  [1]={
    hasRequiredAura=false,
    type=11,
    name="MAELSTROM",
    cost=40,
    minCost=40,
    requiredAuraID=0,
    costPercent=0,
    costPerSec=0
  }
}
Matches the values in the link you provided:
Code:
PowerBarColor[11] = PowerBarColor["MAELSTROM"];

Originally Posted by Phanx View Post
Unclear. I can't test, but maybe there's a second table for something like an enhancement shaman's Healing Surge which costs mana but can additionally consume maelstrom to become instant cast?
Also tested:
Code:
Dump: value=GetSpellPowerCost(188070)
[1]={
  [1]={
    hasRequiredAura=false,
    type=0,
    name="MANA",
    cost=48400,
    minCost=48400,
    requiredAuraID=0,
    costPercent=22,
    costPerSec=0
  }
}
Not in this case.

BUT, for a Feral Druid's Ferocious Bite:
Code:
Dump: value=GetSpellPowerCost(22568)
[1]={
  [1]={
    hasRequiredAura=false,
    type=3,
    name="ENERGY",
    cost=25,
    minCost=25,
    requiredAuraID=0,
    costPercent=0,
    costPerSec=0
  },
  [2]={
    hasRequiredAura=false,
    type=4,
    name="COMBO_POINTS",
    cost=5,
    minCost=1,
    requiredAuraID=0,
    costPercent=0,
    costPerSec=0
  }
}
EDIT: Also, the costPercent value is probably always zero unless the resource is MANA.

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