ESODecoded

GetUnitClassId

ESO Lua API function — used by 142 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 38,034,817 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.

Official signature

GetUnitClassId(string unitTag)

Returns: integer classId

Real usage — from Action Duration Reminder

  if l.powerLashGuideState.isDragonknight == nil then
    l.powerLashGuideState.isDragonknight = GetUnitClassId("player") == models.DRAGONKNIGHT_CLASS_ID
  end

Short excerpt from the shipping addon Action Duration Reminderits 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
Action Duration Reminder6,522,011
LibCombat5,017,654
Code's Combat Alerts4,445,158
HodorReflexes - DPS & ULT tracker3,446,840
Item Set Browser1,893,031
LibCharacterKnowledge1,771,857