GetUnitDisplayName
ESO Lua API function — used by 326 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 40,438,364 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.
Official signature
GetUnitDisplayName(string unitTag)Returns: string displayName
Real usage — from Tamriel Trade Centre
self.PlayerID = GetUnitDisplayName('player')
self.Guilds = {}Short excerpt from the shipping addon Tamriel Trade Centre — 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 |
|---|---|
| Tamriel Trade Centre | 5,234,232 |
| LibCombat | 5,017,654 |
| 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 |