GetGroupMemberSelectedRole
ESO Lua API function — used by 84 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 23,939,721 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.
Official signature
GetGroupMemberSelectedRole(string unitTag)Returns: role
Real usage — from Code's Combat Alerts
if (abilityId ~= CombatAlertsData.cloudrest.flare.execute or GetGroupMemberSelectedRole(CombatAlerts.units[targetUnitId].tag) == LFG_ROLE_HEAL) then
switcherUnitId = CombatAlerts.cloudrest.flare.units[1]Short excerpt from the shipping addon Code's Combat Alerts — 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 |
|---|---|
| Code's Combat Alerts | 4,445,158 |
| HodorReflexes - DPS & ULT tracker | 3,446,840 |
| RaidNotifier Updated | 2,789,746 |
| Item Set Browser | 1,893,031 |
| LibCharacterKnowledge | 1,771,857 |
| Loot Log | 1,608,502 |