ESODecoded

DoesUnitExist

ESO Lua API function — used by 186 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 51,523,005 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.

Official signature

DoesUnitExist(string unitTag)

Returns: bool exists

Real usage — from Action Duration Reminder

  if not l.getSavedVars().coreMultipleTargetTracking then return end
  if not DoesUnitExist('reticleover') then return end
  -- 1. remove all enemy actions from self.idActionMap

Short excerpt from the shipping addon Action Duration Reminderits ESOUI page; the code belongs to its author. Shown because documentation without a working example is half a reference.

Most-downloaded addons using it

AddonTotal downloads
Action Duration Reminder6,522,011
AUI - Advanced UI5,406,091
Srendarr - Aura, Buff & Debuff Tracker5,058,870
LibCombat5,017,654
AwesomeGuildStore4,722,462
LibGPS4,027,526