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Description

Description:

Load a script parameter. See Arma 3: Functions Library for detailed description.

Use param or params commands instead.

Execution:

call

Groups:

Arrays

Syntax

Syntax:

[input, index, defaultValue, dataTypes, requiredCount] call BIS_fnc_param

Parameters:

input: Array - list of params

index: Number - selected index

defaultValue: Anything - (Optional, default Nothing) default param (used when param is missing or of wrong type).
You can overload default value by declaring variable BIS_fnc_<functionName>_<index> in Namespace where BIS_fnc_param is called from.
BIS_fnc_paramIn is a variant of the function with overloading disabled.

dataTypes: Array - (Optional, default Anything) list of allowed type examples (e.g. ["",[],0,objNull])

requiredCount: Number or Array - (Optional) if value is Array, checks if it has required number of elements

Return Value:

Anything

Examples

Example 1:

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_target = [_this, 0, objNull, [objNull,[]], [2,3]] call BIS_fnc_param;

• if (_this select 0) is not defined, default objnull is used.
• if (_this select 0) is defined, but is neither of type Object nor Array, error message is logged and default objNull is used.
• if (_this select 0) and is Array, but it is count is neither 2 nor 3, error message is logged and default objNull is used.

Example 2:

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_answer = [_this, 1, 42] call BIS_fnc_param;

if (_this select 1) is not defined, default 42 is used.

no limit for data types or number of elements exists.

Additional Information

See also:

BIS_fnc_paramIn param params

Notes

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