allMapMarkers

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Description

Description:

Returns all map marker names, including user-placed markers.

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• 1.58 User-defined markers have the following name format: _USER_DEFINED #<PlayerID>/<MarkerID>/<ChannelID>, where:
  • <PlayerID> - unique network id of the player in String format, also available as String in the 6th param in "PlayerConnected" and "PlayerDisconnected" Event Handlers
  • <MarkerID> - an incrementing marker counter id
  • <ChannelID> - id of the chat channel in which the marker was placed (see currentChannel)
• To obtain the custom waypoint's (set with ⇧ Shift + ) position, see customWaypointPosition.

Groups:

Markers

Syntax

Syntax:

allMapMarkers

Return Value:

Array of Strings

Examples

Example 1:

_markers = allMapMarkers; // returns e.g ["marker1", "_USER_DEFINED #2/0"]

Example 2:

{ private "_a"; _a = toArray _x; _a resize 15; if (toString _a == "_USER_DEFINED #") then // or if (_x select [0, 15] == "_USER_DEFINED #") since Arma 3 v1.28 { deleteMarker _x; }; } forEach allMapMarkers;

Example 3:

if (_someString in allMapMarkers) then { hint (_someString + " is an existing marker"); };

Additional Information

See also:

createMarker deleteMarker customWaypointPosition

Notes

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