GetActionInfo

Returns information about an action slot.

Signature:

Arguments:

• slot - An action slot (number)

Returns:

• type - Type of action in the slot (string)
  companion - Summons a mount or non-combat pet
  • equipmentset - Equips a set of items
  • flyout - Brings up a menu of related spells
  • item - Uses an item
  • macro - Runs a macro
  • spell - Casts a spell
  
  
• id - An identifier for the action; varies by type: (number or string)
  companion - The companion's index in the mount or minipet list
  • equipmentset - Name of the equipment set
  • item - The item's itemID
  • macro - The macro's index in the macro list (macroID)
  • spell - The spell's index in the player's spellboook ( spellbookID)
  
  
• subType - Subtype of the action (or nil if not applicable) (string)
  CRITTER - For companion actions: indicates id is as an index in the non-combat pets list
  • MOUNT - For companion actions: indicates id is an index in the mounts list
  • spell - For spell actions: indicates id is an index in the player's spellbook (as opposed to the pet's)
  
  
• spellID - For spell and companion actions, the global ID of the spell (or the summoning "spell" for a companion) (string, spellID)

Examples:
-- Prints all types and subtypes found in the player's actions
local types = {}
for i=1,120 do
local type,id,subtype = GetActionInfo(i)
if type then
types[type] = types[type] or {}
if subtype then
types[type][subtype] = 1
end
end
end

for type, subtypes in pairs(types) do
print("Type:", type, "subtypes:")
local numSubtypes = 0
for subtype in pairs(subtypes) do
print(" ", subtype)
numSubtypes = numSubtypes + 1
end

if numSubtypes == 0 then
print(" no subtypes")
end
end