ESODecoded

GetAllianceName

ESO Lua API function — used by 42 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 4,981,617 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.

Official signature

GetAllianceName([Alliance|#Alliance] alliance)

Returns: string name

Real usage — from MiniMap by Fyrakin [Masteroshi430's branch]

		     allianceColor = GetAllianceColor(alliance)
			   allianceName = allianceColor:Colorize(GetAllianceName(alliance))
		end

Short excerpt from the shipping addon MiniMap by Fyrakin [Masteroshi430's branch] — 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

AddonTotal downloads
MiniMap by Fyrakin [Masteroshi430's branch]1,392,567
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Kill Counter577,202
Votan's Search Box443,433
Caro's Skill Point Saver (Respec Skill Lines, Champion Points, Gear, Quickslots, Appearances)364,055
Miat's PVP Alerts326,979