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This is a list of the API changes detected when comparing the current 0.11 PTR build against the last 1.10.2 live build. Many of the changes are covered in the 1.11 changes sticky post. I've marked those which are incompatible changes to existing functionality with !!!!, though I dont predict they'll cause any significant issues for most users.

Contents 1 Global API 1.1 New keyring functions 1.2 New action function 1.3 New/Updated debuff functions 1.4 New raid functions 1.5 New GM Survey functions 1.6 New instance management functions 1.7 Updated visual functions 1.8 Updated targetting functions 1.9 New AddOn function 1.10 Updated unit function 2 Widget API 2.1 New Button methods 2.2 New CheckButton Methods 2.3 New ColorSelect Methods 2.4 New EditBox Methods 2.5 New FontString Method 2.6 New and updated Frame Methods 2.7 New GameTooltip Method 2.8 New MessageFrame Methods 2.9 New Minimap Methods 2.10 New Model Methods 2.11 New ScrollingMessageFrame Method 2.12 New SimpleHTML Method 2.13 New Slider Method 2.14 Updated StatusBar Methods 2.15 New Texture Methods 3 Known Bugs

Global API Edit

New keyring functions Edit

• NEW hasKey = HasKey() - Returns 1 if the player has a keyring, nil otherwise.
• NEW invSlot = KeyRingButtonIDToInvSlotID(buttonID) - Map a keyring button to an inventory slot button for use in inventory functions.

New action function Edit

• NEW hasRange = ActionHasRange(slot) - Determine if the specified action is a range restriction (1 if yes, nil if no)

New/Updated debuff functions Edit

• NEW type = GetPlayerBuffDispelType(buffIndex) - Get the debuff type for a player debuff ("Magic", "Curse", "Disease", or "Poison")
• UPDATED debuff, debuffStack, debuffType = UnitDebuff("unit") - Added 3rd debufftype result

New raid functions Edit

• NEW ConfirmReadyCheck(isReady) - Indicate if you are ready or not.
• NEW DoReadyCheck() = Initiate a ready check.
• NEW CheckReadyCheckTime() - Unknown, called from UIParent's OnUpdate!
• NEW index = GetRaidTargetIndex("unit") - Get the raid target index assigned to a unit.
• NEW SetRaidTarget("unit", index) - Set the raid target index for a unit.

New GM Survey functions Edit

• NEW GMSurveyAnswerSubmit (question, rank, comment) ?
• NEW GMSurveyCommentSubmit (comment) ?
• NEW GMSurveyQuestion ?
• NEW GMSurveySubmit ?

New instance management functions Edit

• NEW state = CanShowResetInstances() - Seems to indicate whether player can see instance reset interface.
• NEW count = GetNumSavedInstances() - Gets the number of instances that are saved to the player.
• NEW instanceName, instanceID, instanceReset = GetSavedInstanceInfo(index) - Gets information about an instance, instanceReset is time in seconds.
• NEW inInstance = IsInInstance() - Return 1 if the player is in an instance.
• NEW ResetInstances() - Confirm reset of instances.

Updated visual functions Edit

• UPDATED SetCursor("cursor" or nil) - Now recognises nil to reset cursor
• UPDATED CreateFrame ("frameType" [, "name"] [, parent] [, "template"]) - Now accepts optional virtual template name.
• UPDATED SetPetStablePaperdoll (characterModel) - Now takes Model object instead of frame name !!!!

Updated targetting functions Edit

• UPDATED TargetByName("name" [,exactMatch]) - New optional exact match flag parameter.
• UPDATED FollowByName("name" [,exactMatch]) - - New optional exact match flag parameter.

New AddOn function Edit

• NEW value = GetAddOnMetadata (index or "name", "variable") - Retrieve metadata from addon's TOC file.

Updated unit function Edit

• UPDATED UnitSex("unit") returns 1=unknown,2=male,3=female instead of 0=m,1=f,2=u !!!!

Widget API Edit

New Button methods Edit

• NEW r,g,b,a = Button:GetDisabledTextColor()
• NEW texture = Button:GetDisabledTexture()
• NEW fontString = Button:GetFontString()
• NEW r,g,b,a = Button:GetHighlightTextColor()
• NEW texture = Button:GetHighlightTexture()
• NEW texture = Button:GetNormalTexture()
• NEW x,y = Button:GetPushedTextOffset()
• NEW texture = Button:GetPushedTexture()
• NEW r,g,b,a = Button:GetTextColor()
• NEW Button:SetFontString(fontString)
• NEW Button:SetPushedTextOffset(x, y)

New CheckButton Methods Edit

• NEW CheckButton:GetCheckedTexture()
• NEW CheckButton:GetDisabledCheckedTexture()

New ColorSelect Methods Edit

• NEW ColorSelect:GetColorValueTexture()
• NEW ColorSelect:GetColorValueThumbTexture()
• NEW ColorSelect:GetColorWheelTexture()
• NEW ColorSelect:GetColorWheelThumbTexture()
• NEW ColorSelect:SetColorValueTexture(texture|nil)
• NEW ColorSelect:SetColorValueThumbTexture(texture|"texture"|nil)
• NEW ColorSelect:SetColorWheelTexture(texture|nil)
• NEW ColorSelect:SetColorWheelThumbTexture(texture|"texture"|nil)

New EditBox Methods Edit

• NEW EditBox:GetBlinkSpeed()
• NEW EditBox:GetMaxBytes()
• NEW EditBox:GetMaxLetters()
• NEW EditBox:GetTextInsets()
• NEW EditBox:IsAutoFocus()
• NEW EditBox:IsMultiLine()
• NEW EditBox:IsNumeric()
• NEW EditBox:IsPassword()
• NEW EditBox:SetAutoFocus(state)
• NEW EditBox:SetBlinkSpeed(seconds)
• NEW EditBox:SetMultiLine(state)
• NEW EditBox:SetNumeric(state)
• NEW EditBox:SetPassword(state)

New FontString Method Edit

• NEW FontString:CanNonSpaceWrap()

New and updated Frame Methods Edit

• NEW Frame:CreateTitleRegion()
• NEW Frame:GetBackdropBorderColor()
• NEW Frame:GetBackdropColor()
• NEW Frame:GetBackdrop()
• NEW Frame:GetHitRectInsets()
• NEW Frame:GetMaxResize()
• NEW Frame:GetMinResize()
• NEW Frame:GetTitleRegion()
• NEW Frame:IsClampedToScreen()
• NEW Frame:IsKeyboardEnabled()
• NEW Frame:IsMouseEnabled()
• NEW Frame:IsMouseWheelEnabled()
• NEW Frame:RegisterAllEvents()
• NEW Frame:SetClampedToScreen(clamped)
• NEW Frame:SetHitRectInsets(left,right,top,bottom)
• UPDATED Frame:CreateTexture(["name", ["drawlayer" [,"inheritsFrom"]]]) - Added inheritsFrom
• UPDATED Frame:CreateFontString(["name", ["drawlayer" [,"inheritsFrom"]]]) - Added inheritsFrom

New GameTooltip Method Edit

• NEW GameTooltip:AddFontStrings(leftString,rightString)

New MessageFrame Methods Edit

• NEW MessageFrame:Clear()
• NEW MessageFrame:GetFadeDuration()
• NEW MessageFrame:GetFading()
• NEW MessageFrame:GetInsertMode()
• NEW MessageFrame:GetTimeVisible()
• NEW MessageFrame:SetFadeDuration(seconds)
• NEW MessageFrame:SetFading(status)
• NEW MessageFrame:SetInsertMode("TOP"|"BOTTOM")
• NEW MessageFrame:SetTimeVisible(seconds)

New Minimap Methods Edit

• NEW Minimap:SetArrowModel("file")
• NEW Minimap:SetPlayerModel("file")

New Model Methods Edit

• NEW Model:GetFogColor()
• NEW Model:GetFogFar()
• NEW Model:GetFogNear()
• NEW Model:GetLight()
• NEW Model:GetModel()

New ScrollingMessageFrame Method Edit

• NEW ScrollingMessageFrame:AtTop()

New SimpleHTML Method Edit

• NEW SimpleHTML:GetHyperlinkFormat()

New Slider Method Edit

• NEW Slider:GetThumbTexture

Updated StatusBar Methods Edit

• UPDATED StatusBar:SetStatusBarTexture(texture or "filename"[,"layer"]) - Now takes a filename, a texture object, or nil (previously only filename)
• UPDATED texture = StatusBar:GetStatusBarTexture() - Returns a texture object instead of a filename. !!!!

New Texture Methods Edit

• NEW Texture:GetTexCoord()
• NEW Texture:IsDesaturated()

Known Bugs Edit

• BROKEN PlaySoundFile has stopped working, will be fixed in 1.11.1

Last updated - 2006-06-21 14:37 Pacific