API UnitRace

Returns the race (Tauren, Orc, etc) of the specified unit. race, raceEn = UnitRace("unit");


 * Arguments


 * ("unit")


 * unit : String - The UnitId to get information from.


 * Returns


 * race : The localized race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc etc.
 * raceEn : The race in english as a string. e.g Tauren, Orc etc.
 * (Note for undead: race returns "Undead" but raceEn returns "Scourge")

local race = UnitRace("player"); ChatFrame1:AddMessage('Your player is a : ' .. race .. );
 * Example

Prints the player's race to the chat frame as 'Your player is a : Tauren'. (Or whichever race the specified unit is)
 * Result