Explain this wizzardry

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Im trying to get the Guild Icon so I thought I could get it from ‘wtfisthismagic = C_GuildInfo.GetGuildTabardInfo(“player”)’ but emblemFileID is not the icon i did some magic and looked at the look at the wizardry blizz employs in this API, its like a russian doll, I went into the functions and they have empty tables lol tables in functions functions in tables its a mess, why is it so complicated to pass this info to the client?

Table Structure: wtfisthismagic
emblemFileID = 414862
borderColor = {
b = 0.18823531270027
g = 0.80000007152557
GetRGBA = function: 00000213608EAE98
IsRGBEqualTo = function: 00000213608EADF0
SetRGB = function: 00000213608EAF40
GetRGB = function: 00000213608EAE28
OnLoad = function: 00000213608EAD80
GenerateHexColorMarkup = function: 00000213608EAFE8
WrapTextInColorCode = function: 00000213608EB020
GenerateHexColor = function: 00000213608EAF78
IsEqualTo = function: 00000213608EADB8
r = 0.9764706492424
GenerateHexColorNoAlpha = function: 00000213608EAFB0
SetRGBA = function: 00000213608EAF08
GetRGBAsBytes = function: 00000213608EAE60
GetRGBAAsBytes = function: 00000213608EAED0
},
emblemStyle = 114
backgroundColor = {
b = 1
g = 1
GetRGBA = function: 00000213608EAE98
IsRGBEqualTo = function: 00000213608EADF0
SetRGB = function: 00000213608EAF40
GetRGB = function: 00000213608EAE28
OnLoad = function: 00000213608EAD80
GenerateHexColorMarkup = function: 00000213608EAFE8
WrapTextInColorCode = function: 00000213608EB020
GenerateHexColor = function: 00000213608EAF78
IsEqualTo = function: 00000213608EADB8
r = 1
GenerateHexColorNoAlpha = function: 00000213608EAFB0
SetRGBA = function: 00000213608EAF08
GetRGBAsBytes = function: 00000213608EAE60
GetRGBAAsBytes = function: 00000213608EAED0
},
emblemColor = {
b = 0
g = 0.33725491166115
GetRGBA = function: 00000213608EAE98
IsRGBEqualTo = function: 00000213608EADF0
SetRGB = function: 00000213608EAF40
GetRGB = function: 00000213608EAE28
OnLoad = function: 00000213608EAD80
GenerateHexColorMarkup = function: 00000213608EAFE8
WrapTextInColorCode = function: 00000213608EB020
GenerateHexColor = function: 00000213608EAF78
IsEqualTo = function: 00000213608EADB8
r = 0.40392160415649
GenerateHexColorNoAlpha = function: 00000213608EAFB0
SetRGBA = function: 00000213608EAF08
GetRGBAsBytes = function: 00000213608EAE60
GetRGBAAsBytes = function: 00000213608EAED0
},

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Create an image in the middle of the screen with the players tabard logo (you will have to /reload to get rid of it)

/run local tbl = C_GuildInfo.GetGuildTabardInfo("player") local f = UIParent:CreateTexture() f:SetSize(200, 200) f:SetPoint("CENTER") f:SetTexture(tbl.emblemFileID) f:SetVertexColor(tbl.emblemColor:GetRGB())

The emblemFileID is the logo file, each of the colour entries is a ColorMixin (https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/ColorMixin), you can use the table.xxxColor.GetRGB() method to get the R, G, B of the actual colour.

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Winner! ok I trust you a bit now

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11+ years doing this has to count for something I guess.

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you should add this to wow wiki it needs context

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https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/API_C_GuildInfo.GetGuildTabardInfo
The wiki says what the elements of the returned table are and has a link to the information for each. Not sure what other context is needed.

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your script that has an example of how to use the returns, maybe not context but example use for us noobs

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That could probably be said for every API that returns a table which these days is many (many) of them and more are being added/converted to do so each expansion. I have no desire to spend the next 11+ years creating examples of how to use a table.

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“One example, mastery you seek? Learn deeply, you must. See not just what is, but what can be.” - yoda probably

And just for clarity does the player need to have a guild tabbard equiped or just be in a guild?

cause we can add some if not emblemFileID then print(“equip a guild tabbard nerd”) return end conditions to get this information dynamically when the player equips a tabbard, and just gracefully return before nil errors make things fun

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Just be in a guild.

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thanks ill credit you and link this thread in my addon youve been a big help fizzlepants

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I may never help you again :wink:

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Oh you will, you know why? because my questions are fun and deeper then then the how do i make a macro that turns me into a bird when im in cat form mundane threads, you actaully have to think to help me :smiley: