Can you get the servers name?

[ShetiPhian]

I use Stuf Unit Frames and would like to replace the (*) that appears after a players name with the server name.

I'm sure I need to use the Custom Lua option but don't know the script

[Cralor]

Try this:

GetServerName();

local serverName = GetServerName();

[ShetiPhian]

so simple, now I feel dumb

Thankyou

[ShetiPhian]

um.. I must need something inside of the ()


This returns nothing:

function(unit, cache, textframe) local servername = GetServerName() return servername end

This returns Server

function(unit, cache, textframe) local servername = "Server" return servername end

now to find whats missing

[xConStruct]

Are you looking for UnitName?

local name, realm = UnitName(unit)

I've never come across GetServerName(), I only know GetRealmName()

[Cralor]

Hmm... you know, I thought the same thing. Looks like I'll have to delete that WoWWiki article with false information.

[Shadowed]

You can just use the function Blizzard adds in UnitFrame.lua:

function GetUnitName(unit, showServerName)
	local name, server = UnitName(unit);
	if ( server and server ~= "" ) then
		if ( showServerName ) then
			return name.." - "..server;
		else
			return name..FOREIGN_SERVER_LABEL;
		end
	else
		return name;
	end
end

So GetUnitName("target", true) will show the full name and server if they target is from a different one.

[ShetiPhian]

So I think changing the code in core.lua will work better then trying the built in custom lua box.

I found this in core.lua

local function GetUnitName(unit)
	local name, server = UnitName(unit)
	if server and server ~= "" then
		return name..FOREIGN_SERVER_LABEL
	else
		return name
	end
end

and I changed it to this:

local function GetUnitName(unit)
	local name, server = UnitName(unit)
	if server and server ~= "" then
		return name.." - "..server
	else
		return name
	end
end

I'm sitting in queue now, hope it works.

[ShetiPhian]

That worked, Thank you for all the help!