BIS_fnc_setTask

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Description

Description:

Set task parameters.
Create the task when it doesn't exist.

Execution:

call

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

[params, target, desc, (dest, state, priority, showNotification, isGlobal, type, shared)] call BIS_fnc_setTask;

Parameters:

params: String or Array - Task ID or array in the format [task ID, parent task ID]

target: Task owner(s)
Boolean - true to set task of all playable units
Object - set task of a specific object
Group - set tasks of all objects in the group
Side - set tasks of all objects of the given side
Array - collection of above types

desc: Array or String - Task description in the format ["description", "title", "marker"] or CfgTaskDescriptions class

dest (Optional): Task destination
Object
Array - either position in format [x,y,z], or [object,precision] as used by setSimpleTaskTarget command

state (Optional): Task state
String - can be one of following:
"CREATED"
"ASSIGNED"
"AUTOASSIGNED" ("ASSIGNED" when no task is assigned yet, otherwise "CREATED")
"SUCCEEDED"
"FAILED"
"CANCELED"
Boolean - true to set the task as current

priority (Optional): Number - priority. When a current task is completed, system select a next one with the larges priority >= 0

showNotification (Optional): Boolean - true to show notification (default), false to disable it

isGlobal (Optional): Boolean - true to set task globally (default), false to set it only locally

type (Optional): String - task type from CfgTaskTypes, if not defined, type "" is being used

shared (Optional): Boolean - false to disable shared objective counter (default), true to enable it

Return Value:

String - Task ID

Examples

Examples:

Example needed

Additional Information

See also:

BIS_fnc_taskCreateTask Framework Task Enhancements

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Posted on September 13, 2017 - 19:35 (UTC)

Dixon13

I'm not sure what the shared parameter is but after viewing the function in the function viewer, as of 1.76, the parameter now controls whether or not to make the task always visible in 3D.
9: BOOL - true to make task always visible in 3D (default: false)