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This is no longer a part of the World of Warcraft API. Instead use FollowUnit. It was removed in patch 2.0.1.

Start following a player by their name.

FollowByName("name", exactMatch);

Parameters

Arguments

("name", exactMatch)

name

String - The name of the player to follow.

exactMatch

Boolean

Example

FollowByName("Norrin", true);

Details

• If the given player name isn't nearby or doesn't exist, and exactMatch isn't set, FollowByName picks the closest match from characters nearby.

• It is not possible to stop following someone from a script. The player needs to take action (move, jump, sit, whatever). See the Discussion page for FollowUnit().

• See also FollowUnit()

Patch changes

• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Removed.