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09-26-20, 02:00 PM   #1
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How to read "Interface" TOC field?

Hello,

Is there a way to read "Interface" field in the TOC file of an addon?
I tried:
Code:
GetAddOnMetadata(myAddonName, "Interface")
but only "nil" is returned.

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09-26-20, 02:54 PM   #2
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That's because it's not a valid field.
https://wow.gamepedia.com/API_GetAddOnMetadata
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09-27-20, 01:13 AM   #3
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OK, so is there another way to get this value?
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09-27-20, 06:12 AM   #4
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You might take a look at https://www.townlong-yak.com/framexm...onList.lua#478

Lua Code:
  1. function AddonList_HasOutOfDate()
  2.     local hasOutOfDate = false;
  3.     for i=1, GetNumAddOns() do
  4.         local name, title, notes, loadable, reason = GetAddOnInfo(i);
  5.         local character = nil;
  6.         if (not InGlue()) then
  7.             character = UnitName("player");
  8.         end
  9.         local enabled = (GetAddOnEnableState(character, i) > 0);
  10.         if ( enabled and not loadable and reason == "INTERFACE_VERSION" ) then
  11.             hasOutOfDate = true;
  12.             break;
  13.         end
  14.     end
  15.     return hasOutOfDate;
  16. end
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09-27-20, 12:18 PM   #5
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What exactly are you wanting to do with the info? Perhaps there is a different solution.
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09-27-20, 01:07 PM   #6
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Thank you Rilgamon. I tried your script but "reason" is NIL when the addon TOC interface is 9.x on WoW Retail (8.x).
I wanted to compare an addon TOC interface number with WoW version number but I realised I don't need to perform such a test. Sorry to ask a stupid question, and thank you for your replies.
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