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Returns true if the combat lockdown restrictions are active.

inLockdown = InCombatLockdown()

Returns

inLockdown

boolean - true if lockdown restrictions are currently in effect, false otherwise.

Details

• Combat lockdown begins after the PLAYER_REGEN_DISABLED event fires, and ends before the PLAYER_REGEN_ENABLED event fires.

Restrictions

While in combat:

• Programatic modification of macros or bindings is not allowed.
• Some things can't be done on "Protected" frames, their parents, or any frame they are anchored to. These include, but are not restricted to:
  • Hiding the frame using Hide widget method.
  • Showing the frame using Show widget method.
  • Changing the frame's attributes (custom attributes are used by Blizzard secure templates to set up their behavior).
  • Moving the frame by resetting frame's points or anchors (movements initiated by user are still allowed while in combat).