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Returns information about the current instances the player is in.

name, type, difficultyIndex, difficultyName, maxPlayers, dynamicDifficulty, isDynamic = GetInstanceInfo()

Returns Edit

name 
String - the name of the instance (localized), otherwise the continent name (eg: Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Northrend, Outland)
type 
String - "none" if the player is not in an instance, "party" if in party, "raid" if in a raid, "pvp" for battleground. Many of the following result values will be nil or otherwise useless in the case of "none".
difficultyIndex 
Number - the difficulty of the instance (see Details)
difficultyName 
String - the difficulty of the instance ("10 Player", "25 Player (Heroic)", etc)
maxPlayers 
Number - maximum number of players permitted inside
dynamicDifficulty 
Number - For dynamic instances: 0=Normal 1=Heroic
isDynamic 
boolean - If the instance difficulty can be changed while zoned in

DetailsEdit

  • Added in 3.2, additional return values added in 3.3
  • "difficulty of the instance" is described in GetInstanceDifficulty()
  • isDynamic is only useful in places like Icecrown Citadel where the difficulty mode can be changed on the fly.
  • In dynamic instances, difficultyIndex will only be 1 for 10man, or 2 25man.

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