API UnitCreatureFamily

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Returns the creature family of the specified unit (e.g., "Crab" or "Wolf"), or nil if the unit does not have a creature family (e.g. because it is not a creature).

creatureFamily = UnitCreatureFamily(unit);

Parameters

Arguments

unit

UnitId - unit you wish to query.

Returns

creatureFamily

String - localized name of the creature family (e.g., "Crab" or "Wolf"). Possible English values are:

Bat Bear Bird of Prey Boar Carrion Bird Cat Chimaera Core Hound

Crab Crocolisk Devilsaur Doomguard Dragonhawk Felguard Felhunter Ghoul

Gorilla Hyena Imp Moth Nether Ray Raptor Ravager Remote Control

Rhino Scorpid Serpent Silithid Spider Spirit Beast Sporebat Succubus

Tallstrider Turtle Voidwalker Warp Stalker Wasp Wind Serpent Wolf Worm

Example

if ( UnitCreatureFamily("target") == "Bear" ) then
 message("It's a godless killing machine! Run for your lives!");
end

Result

Displays a message if the target is a type of bear.