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06-01-10, 12:57 PM   #1
Blixia
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UnitBuff

Hello,

For the first attempt of making a simple addon for wow I tried to make a wintergrasp addon. However I seem to fail to understand the LUA error reporting.

This is the error I get in-game:

Message: Interface\AddOns\wg\wg.lua:15: Usage: UnitBuff("unit", [index] or ["name", "rank"][, "filter"])
Time: 06/01/10 20:46:43
Count: 1
Stack: [C]: in function `UnitBuff'
Interface\AddOns\wg\wg.lua:15: in function `value'
Interface\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:3577: in function <Interface\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:3509>
[C]: in function `ChatEdit_ParseText'
Interface\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:3222: in function `ChatEdit_SendText'
Interface\FrameXML\ChatFrame.lua:3246: in function `ChatEdit_OnEnterPressed'
[string "*:OnEnterPressed"]:1: in function <[string "*:OnEnterPressed"]:1>

Locals: (*temporary) = "player"
(*temporary) = nil

Now my question is how to read those errors and do the debugging.

Thanks in advance
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06-01-10, 01:01 PM   #2
alimjocox
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Message: Interface\AddOns\wg\wg.lua:15: Usage: UnitBuff("unit", [index] or ["name", "rank"][, "filter"])
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This is the problem in ur Lua code. shows the line and location and whats wrong with it. in this case ur not using UnitBuff properly.

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Locals: (*temporary) = "player"
(*temporary) = nil
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looks like u've manage to include the first argument of the function but theres something going in the second argument. ((someone correct me if im wrong))
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06-01-10, 01:18 PM   #3
Blixia
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I am currently doing this:

if(UnitBuff("player",WG_BUFFNAME))then <- line 15
//do something
else
//do something else
end
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06-01-10, 01:23 PM   #4
Blixia
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seems that WG_BUFFNAME had to be quoted.

thanks tho
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06-01-10, 01:29 PM   #5
alimjocox
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lol was just bout to post glhf

UnitBuff("unit", [index] or ["name", "rank"][, "filter"])

notice name and rank etc.. are under quotes
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06-01-10, 02:42 PM   #6
Blixia
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Umh,

How can I check if a player has the buff essence of wintergrasp?

What I am trying doens't seem to work
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