`GetSpellCaster`

Registered in this checkout as EQ2Emu_lua_GetSpellCaster; implementation found at WorldServer/Lua/LuaFunctions.cpp:15337.

Historical signature: GetSpellCaster(spell)

Parameter and behavior details in the historical explanation are under review against the current implementation.

Function: GetSpellCaster(spell)

Description: Gets the spell caster of the spell provided or the current spell if inside a Spell Script, spell parameter is optional.

Parameters:

spell (Spell) - Spell object representing spell.

Returns: Spawn object reference of the Spell's caster.

Checked example

Active call in a local runtime Lua script. Falls back to the current spell context. This is a contextual call pattern, not a tested standalone script.

local initial_caster = GetSpellCaster()

Evidence: server/Spells/Priest/Cleric/Inquisitor/ContriteGrace.lua:25; binding EQ2Emu_lua_GetSpellCaster.

Current registration: WorldServer/Lua/LuaInterface.cpp. Historical explanation: EQ2Emu Lua documentation.