Checking if player is in party/raid

#1 Mar 8, 2009
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Hello!
Whats the best way to check if the player is in a party/raid group?

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#2 Mar 8, 2009
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i think hooking
:addEvent("RAID_ROSTER_UPDATE")

and
bool = UnitInRaid("player")
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#3 Mar 9, 2009
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GetNumPartyMembers() > 0
GetNumRaidMembers() > 0

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#4 Mar 9, 2009
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Quote from essmene
bool = UnitInRaid("player")

UnitInRaid() does not return a boolean value.
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sorry - returns 1 or nil

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http://www.wowwiki.com/API_IsInInstance better All in One api

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IsInInstance() is not reliable for this, as it is entirely possible to enter a 5-man instance while not in a party.

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#8 Mar 9, 2009
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Also, it is entirely possible to be in a raid/party without being in an instance. :p

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Hmm what's wrong with UnitExists("party1") and UnitInRaid("player") ? :s

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#10 Mar 9, 2009
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imho you should be using the functions Arrow suggested.

GetNumPartyMembers() > 0
GetNumRaidMembers() > 0

Remember to check both, as GetNumPartyMembers() can return 0 in a raid, if you are alone in a sub-group.

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These functions should be able to do whatever you need. Pseduo code.

EDIT: Crap, Nevcairiel posted while I was posting. =(

local numRaid = GetNumRaidMembers(); if (numRaid==0) then -- In a raid -- Do stuff else -- In a party or solo -- Do stuff end

http://www.wowwiki.com/API_GetNumPartyMembers

http://www.wowwiki.com/API_GetPartyMember

http://www.wowwiki.com/API_GetNumRaidMembers

http://www.wowwiki.com/API_GetRaidRosterInfo
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Quote from Arrowmaster
GetNumPartyMembers() > 0
GetNumRaidMembers() > 0

^this is how I do it.

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#13 Mar 9, 2009
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Quote from essmene
sorry - returns 1 or nil

Actually it does not.

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No? Does this need changed then? http://www.wowwiki.com/API_UnitInRaid

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Yes, it does, to this - if only to show that it can also return 0.

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thanks, Torhal - I wasn't aware the the returns had changed either.

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They never changed. WoWWiki was never correct.

And I'm not sure if wowprogramming is even correct. I swore it returned numeric index of the position in the raid starting at 0 (so UnitInRaid("raid1") == 0 and UnitInRaid("raid40") == 39).

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Quote from Arrowmaster
And I'm not sure if wowprogramming is even correct. I swore it returned numeric index of the position in the raid starting at 0 (so UnitInRaid("raid1") == 0 and UnitInRaid("raid40") == 39).

See TargetFrame.lua:

elseif ( UnitIsPlayer("target") ) then id = UnitInRaid("target"); if ( id ) then menu = "RAID_PLAYER"; name = GetRaidRosterInfo(id +1);

Which confirms it.

Back to the OP's question.

[URL="http://www.wowwiki.com/API_GetNumPartyMembers"]GetNumPartyMembers[/URL]() > 0 [URL="http://www.wowwiki.com/API_GetNumPartyMembers"]GetNumRaidMembers[/URL]() > 0
This is the solution used prominently by Blizzard code, so it is likely to stay a good way to determine if the player is in a party or raid.
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