GetItemLinkWeaponType
ESO Lua API function — used by 100 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 51,860,759 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.
Official signature
GetItemLinkWeaponType(string itemLink)Returns: weaponType
Real usage — from Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter
local armourType = GetItemLinkArmorType(link)
local weaponType = GetItemLinkWeaponType(link)
if armourType == ARMORTYPE_HEAVY thenShort 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 |
| CraftStore | 5,176,147 |
| LibSets (All set items ingame & preview. lua API + excel sheet) | 4,357,189 |
| Inventory Insight | 2,763,446 |