GetItemLinkItemType
ESO Lua API function — used by 218 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 97,691,598 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.
Official signature
GetItemLinkItemType(string itemLink)Returns: itemType, specializedItemType
Real usage — from Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter
local function numPotEffects(link)
local typei= GetItemLinkItemType(link)
if typei == ITEMTYPE_POTION or typei == ITEMTYPE_POISON then else return 0 endShort 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 |
| HarvestMap | 9,454,533 |
| Combat Metrics | 7,085,289 |
| LibLazyCrafting | 6,538,592 |
| Tamriel Trade Centre | 5,234,232 |
| CraftStore | 5,176,147 |