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Chapter 27 ■ API Reference 741Returns:link—A hyperlink for the item (string, hyperlink)GetMerchantItemMaxStackReturns the maximum number of an item allowed in a single purchase.maxStack = GetMerchantItemMaxStack(index)Determines the largest value usable for the second argument (quantity)ofBuyMerchantItem() when purchasing the item. For most items, this is thesame as the maximum stack size of the item. Returns 1 for items purchased inbundles (e.g. food or drink in groups of 5, ammunition in groups of 200, etc), assuch items can only be purchased one bundle at a time.Arguments:index—Index of an item in the vendor’s listing (between 1 andGetMerchantNumItems()) (number)Returns:maxStack—Largest number of items allowed in a single purchase (number)Example:-- Buys the largest quantity possible in one purchase for-- the given indexBuyMerchantItem(index, GetMerchantItemMaxStack(index))GetMerchantNumItemsReturns the number of different items available for purchase from a vendor.numMerchantItems = GetMerchantNumItems()Returns:numMerchantItems—Number of different items available for purchase(number)GetMinimapZoneTextReturns the name of the current area (as displayed in the Minimap).zoneText = GetMinimapZoneText()Matches GetSubZoneText(), GetRealZoneText() or GetZoneText().Returns:zoneText—Name of the area containing the player’s current location (string)GetMirrorTimerInfoReturns information about special countdown timers.timer, value, maxvalue, scale, paused, label = GetMirrorTimerInfo(index)Arguments:index—Index of an available timer (between 1 and MIRRORTIMER_NUMTIMERS)(number)Returns:timer—Non-localized token identifying the type of timer (string)