Changes the item used for dynamic feedback for a macro. Normally a macro uses the item or spell specified by its commands to provide dynamic feedback when placed on an action button (through the Action APIs, e.g. IsActionUsable()): e.g. if the macro uses a consumable item, the button will show the number of items remaining; if the macro uses an item with a cooldown, the button will show the state of the cooldown. This function allows overriding the item or spell used by the macro with another item -- the given item's state will be used for such feedback instead of the item or spell used by the macro.


See also Macro functions, Item functions.

Signature:

SetMacroItem(index, "item" [, target]) or SetMacroItem("name", "item" [, target])

Arguments:

  • index - Index of a macro (number, macroID)
  • name - Name of a macro (string)
  • item - Name of an item to use for the macro (string)
  • target - A unit to use as target of the item (affects the macro's range indicator) (unitid)

Examples:

-- Create a macro and note the index (19 - 36 are the character specific indices)
-- Target a friendly item that you can bandage
-- Set the first argument to the macro index
-- Set the second argument to the name of a a bandage you have in your inventory
SetMacroItem(19, "Heavy Runecloth Bandage", "target")

-- The given macro on your action bars should now use the bandage range 
-- in order to indicate whether or not the macro is "in range"