Adding data to tooltip

[Aanson]

Hey chaps / girls.

Just looking for some advice on the best way in which to show collected data on item tooltips.

The data I already collect is: All player listed ("owner") items on the AH, all player owned items in the mail, bags and Bank.

The idea is to show on item tooltips what items have already been posted in the AH (I list over 400 items which are all weapons / armor and this would help a lot by making sure I don't post doublers without having to manually check). It would also show what items are not posted which are in mail, bags, Bank etc. Each time items are posted, it costs 3k in auction fees alone!

Which handler should I use and does anyone have a bit of code that works effectively?

I'm thinking of just hooking GameTooltip:OnShow() for example, but am I right in saying that the AH uses 'shopping' tooltips?

Also, at the moment I'm collecting just (a) full item names and (b) their item levels (as some items have the same name, but different item levels). I'd ideally like to mine data from the tooltip itself, like whether the item has Agi, Int, or Str as I'd be wanting to post 3 belts, one with each stat, if I have them.

Thanks for any pointers / advice you can give.

[Vlad]

GameTooltip:HookScript("OnShow", funcGoesHere)

But beware if you use GameTooltip, because it's used for everything - so you should use API to make sure this is an item, and perhaps make sure you are on the AH (if you only wish it to show during AH visits), before running your actual code that draws on the tooltip.

The key is conditions, you don't want this to show when inappropriate.

[ravagernl]

Hooking the onshow is not really optimal, since it will also trigger when anything other then items will be shown (spells, talents, addon tooltips, just to name a few).

Have you looked at any of the AuctionHouse data Addons? For example, tekkubs tekAuc hooks tooltips in this file:

https://github.com/TekNoLogic/tekauc...r/tooltips.lua

So in short, hook the OnTooltipSetItem script.

[Seerah]

Yes, hook OnTooltipSetItem. Then use :AddLine() and :Show()