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Returns the value of a secure frame attribute.

value = Frame:GetAttribute(attributeName)
      = Frame:GetAttribute(prefix, attributeName, suffix)

Arguments

prefix

string - modifier prefix string: a concatenation of alt-, ctrl-, and shift-, whichever apply, in that order.

attributeName

string - Attribute name. If passed as the only argument, this may be a fully qualified value; otherwise, it is the unmodified name of the attribute being retrieved.

suffix

string - Button suffix string: either a numeric string or a dash followed by an arbitrary button name.

Returns

value

any? - The value of the matching attribute; nil if no attribute matched the arguments.

Details

Matching order

When invoked with three arguments, this function attempts to return attributes in the following order (returning the first attribute that exists):

1. prefix .. name .. suffix
2. "*" .. name .. suffix
3. prefix .. name .. "*"
4. "*" .. name .. "*"
5. name