GetAPIVersion
ESO Lua API function — used by 137 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 101,788,746 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.
Official signature
GetAPIVersion()Returns: integer version
Real usage — from Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter
if GetAPIVersion() > currentAPIVersionOfAddon and GetWorldName()~="PTS" and not updateWarningShown then
d("The game has loaded an old version of Writ Crafter from somewhere on your system. If you think you have updated, One Drive may beShort excerpt from the shipping addon Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter — its ESOUI page; the code belongs to its author. Shown because documentation without a working example is half a reference.
Most-downloaded addons using it
| Addon | Total downloads |
|---|---|
| Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter | 9,498,314 |
| Combat Metrics | 7,085,289 |
| LibLazyCrafting | 6,538,592 |
| Lost Treasure | 6,404,899 |
| AUI - Advanced UI | 5,406,091 |
| LibCombat | 5,017,654 |