Changes: API FrameScriptObject GetObjectType

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Synopsis

string frameType = Frame:GetFrameType();

Description

This returns the type of the frame the GetFrameType() method is used on.

It will return a string of the name of the Frame(-derived) object. For a complete list see object types

Return values

frameType: String - The name of the type, ie. "Frame"

Examples

local frameType = QuestLogCollapseAllButton:GetFrameType();

The above should return the string "Button" in local variable frameType.

Notes

This method may not exist for all Frames.

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+{{widgetmethod}}
-<center>'''GetFrameType''' ''-Documentation by [[user:Darjk|Darjk]]-''</center>
 == Synopsis ==
-local frameType = this:GetFrameType();
+string frameType = Frame:GetFrameType();
 == Description ==
-This returns the type of frame that 'this' object is.
+This returns the type of the frame the GetFrameType() method is used on.
+It will return a string of the name of the Frame(-derived) object. For a complete list see [[API Object Types|object types]]
-'this' is any Frame or Frame derivative widget (also known as objects, or elements).
-The purpose of this function is so you can find out what the frame type is.
-It can return,  "Frame", "Button", "EditBox", "ScrollingFrame", etc.  Basically any widget that is derived from the original Frame widget.
+== Return values ==
-"FontString", "Texture", etc are NOT derived from the type Frame,  but are derived from the LayoutFrame, so this function does not work with those objects.
-== Returns ==
 :;frameType : String - The name of the type, ie. "Frame"
 == Examples ==
- local frameType = getglobal("QuestLogCollapseAllButton"):GetFrameType();
+ local frameType = QuestLogCollapseAllButton:GetFrameType();
+The above should return the string "Button" in local variable frameType.
-====Result====
-frameType = "Button"
+== Notes ==
-<br><center><i>Last updated: Patch 1.9.2</i></center>
+* This method may not exist for all Frames.
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