GetActiveHotbarCategory
ESO Lua API function — used by 42 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 24,278,641 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.
Official signature
GetActiveHotbarCategory()Returns: hotbarCategory
Real usage — from Action Duration Reminder
local showedActionMap = {} --#map<#number,Models#Action>
local hotbarCategory = GetActiveHotbarCategory()
-- 1. show in action bar widgetsShort excerpt from the shipping addon Action Duration Reminder — 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 |
|---|---|
| Action Duration Reminder | 6,522,011 |
| AUI - Advanced UI | 5,406,091 |
| Srendarr - Aura, Buff & Debuff Tracker | 5,058,870 |
| LibCombat | 5,017,654 |
| Combat Metronome (GCD Tracker) | 483,791 |
| Wizard's Wardrobe | 481,038 |