if IsPressHoldReleaseSpell then
            local pressAndHold = false
            if type == "action" then
                self:SetAttribute("typerelease", "actionrelease")
                local actionType, id = GetActionInfo(action)
                if actionType == "spell" then
                    pressAndHold = IsPressHoldReleaseSpell(id)
                elseif actionType == "macro" then
                    -- GetMacroSpell is not in the restricted environment
                    --[=[
                        local spellID = GetMacroSpell(id)
                        if spellID then
                            pressAndHold = IsPressHoldReleaseSpell(spellID)
                        end
                    ]=]
                end
            elseif type == "spell" then
                self:SetAttribute("typerelease", nil)
                -- XXX: while we can query this attribute, there is no corresponding action to release a spell button, only "actionrelease" exists
                pressAndHold = IsPressHoldReleaseSpell(action)
            else
                self:SetAttribute("typerelease", nil)
            end

            self:SetAttribute("pressAndHoldAction", pressAndHold)
        end