.. _EEex_GetActionbarButton:

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EEex_GetActionbarButton 
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   EEex_GetActionbarButton(buttonIndex)

Retrieves the button type of a specific button on the actionbar

**Parameters**

* **buttonIndex** - the index of the button on the actionbar

**Return**

Returns the type of the button, see :ref:`Actionbar button types<Get action bar button types>` for details

.. _Get action bar button types:

**Actionbar button types**

+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| **Button Type ID** | **Button Type Notes**              |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 0                  | Left Arrow                         |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 1                  | Right Arrow                        |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 2                  | Bard Song                          |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 3                  | Cast Spell                         |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 4                  | Find Traps                         |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 5                  | Talk                               |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 6                  | Unknown / Blank                    |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 7                  | Guard                              |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 8                  | Attack                             |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 9                  | Shape Change                       |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 10                 | Special Abilities                  |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 11                 | Stealth                            |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 12                 | Thieving                           |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 13                 | Turn Unded                         |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 14                 | Use Item                           |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 15                 | Stop                               |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 16                 | Quick Formation - Rectangle        |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 17                 | Quick Formation - Defensive Wedge  |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 18                 | Quick Formation - T-Shape          |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 19                 | Quick Formation - Offsensive Wedge |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 20                 | Quick Formation - Circle           |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 21                 | Quick Item 1                       |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 22                 | Quick Item 2                       |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 23                 | Quick Item 3                       |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 24                 | Quick Spell 1                      |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 25                 | Quick Spell 2                      |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 26                 | Quick Spell 3                      |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 27                 | Quick Weapon 1                     |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 28                 | Quick Weapon 2                     |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 29                 | Quick Weapon 3                     |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 30                 | Quick Weapon 4                     |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 43                 | Left Arrow                         |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 44                 | Right Arrow                        |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 67                 | **Crashes game - dont use**        |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+
| 100                | None                               |
+--------------------+------------------------------------+

Note: other button types not listed may be available, but typically are used internally for spell buttons and other dynamic buttons for the game engine.



**Example**

::

   btnType = EEex_GetActionbarButton(1)

**See Also**

:ref:`EEex_SetActionbarButton<EEex_SetActionbarButton>`