Detect the target of a spell

[mastaflex2002]

Is there function to detect who a spell is targeting? For example if a player is using a macro to /cast [target=focus] Fireball

would it be possible to detect who the focus target is? So for instance if you want to counterspell only when YOU are the target of a Fireball would it be possible to detect that you are the focus and then respond by casting counterspell? Thank you for the help.

[Ssateneth]

Negative. With the current LUA functions ingame, this is impossible. The only function that returns information about what a player is casting is UnitCastingInfo which returns name, subText, text, texture, startTime, endTime, isTradeSkill, castID, notInterruptible = UnitCastingInfo("unit")

You have to use your best judgement if the player is casting to his current target, or something else.

[mastaflex2002]

Negative. With the current LUA functions ingame, this is impossible. The only function that returns information about what a player is casting is UnitCastingInfo which returns name, subText, text, texture, startTime, endTime, isTradeSkill, castID, notInterruptible = UnitCastingInfo("unit")

You have to use your best judgement if the player is casting to his current target, or something else.

Since the actuall spell target cant be detected how does the spellalerter addon detect who a player has targeted in arena. For example if Fireball is cast by arena1 then it will show Fireball is being cast and their current target (which of course is not necessarily the target of the spell).