GetJournalQuestInfo
ESO Lua API function — used by 69 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 29,648,546 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.
Official signature
GetJournalQuestInfo(luaindex journalQuestIndex)Returns: string questName, string backgroundText, string activeStepText, integer activeStepType, string activeStepTrackerOverrideText, bool completed, bool tracked, integer questLevel, bool pushed, integer questType, zoneDisplayType
Real usage — from Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter
if (GetJournalQuestType(i) == QUEST_TYPE_CRAFTING or GetJournalQuestType(i) == QUEST_TYPE_HOLIDAY_EVENT ) and GetJournalQuestRepeatType(i)==QUEST_REPEAT_DAILY then
local _, _, _, _, _, completed = GetJournalQuestInfo(i)
local rewShort 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 |
| Map Pins | 8,061,548 |
| CraftStore | 5,176,147 |
| WritWorthy | 2,484,332 |
| Ravalox' Quest Tracker | 1,460,568 |
| Votan's Improved Quests | 557,578 |