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Dedmen: Add Promises

2025-07-10T15:43:22Z

Add Promises

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	* "" - for some unnamed namespaces like temporary or server config for example.		* "" - for some unnamed namespaces like temporary or server config for example.
	* "null" - null namespace (this should never happen)		* "null" - null namespace (this should never happen)

			\|s4= [[name]] scriptHandle
			\|s4since= arma3 2.22
			\|p61= scriptHandle: [[Script Handle]]
			\|r4= [[String]] - The name given to the script via [[scriptName]] or the name passed to [[spawn]] when creating a [[Script_Handle#Promise_Handles\|"Empty Handle"]]


	\|x1= <sqf>_name = name player;</sqf>		\|x1= <sqf>_name = name player;</sqf>

Killzone Kid at 22:20, 3 July 2024

2024-07-03T22:20:27Z

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	* "missionprofile" - for [[missionProfileNamespace]]		* "missionprofile" - for [[missionProfileNamespace]]
	* "server" - for [[serverNamespace]]		* "server" - for [[serverNamespace]]
	* "" - for some unnamed server config ~~namespace~~		* "" - for some unnamed namespaces like temporary or server config for example.
	* "null" - null namespace (this should never happen).		* "null" - null namespace (this should never happen)

	\|x1= <sqf>_name = name player;</sqf>		\|x1= <sqf>_name = name player;</sqf>

Killzone Kid at 22:17, 3 July 2024

2024-07-03T22:17:47Z

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	* "profile" - for [[profileNamespace]]		* "profile" - for [[profileNamespace]]
	* "ui" - for [[uiNamespace]]		* "ui" - for [[uiNamespace]]
			* "parsing" - for [[parsingNamespace]]
	* "local" - for [[localNamespace]]		* "local" - for [[localNamespace]]
	* "missionprofile" - for [[missionProfileNamespace]]		* "missionprofile" - for [[missionProfileNamespace]]

Killzone Kid at 22:14, 3 July 2024

2024-07-03T22:14:52Z

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	\|s3= [[name]] namespace		\|s3= [[name]] namespace
	\|s3since= ~~arma1~~ 2.18		\|s3since= arma3 2.18

	\|p41= namespace: [[Namespace]]		\|p41= namespace: [[Namespace]]

Killzone Kid at 22:14, 3 July 2024

2024-07-03T22:14:20Z

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 |r2= [[String]] - the location's ''name''. To get its textual value, use [[text]] (see {{Link|#Example 3}})
 |x1= <sqf>_name = name player;</sqf>
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 text nearestLocation [position player, "Hill"]; // "Lesnoy Khrebet"
 </sqf>
 |seealso= [[profileName]] [[setName]] [[setIdentity]] [[nameSound]] [[setNameSound]] [[createLocation]] [[deleteLocation]] [[locationPosition]] [[nearestLocation]] [[nearestLocations]] [[nearestLocationWithDubbing]]

Lou Montana: Add specifics about identical names

2023-04-20T17:45:20Z

Add specifics about identical names

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	\|gr2= Locations		\|gr2= Locations

	\|descr= When argument is [[Object]], the command returns the name given to a unit using the [[setIdentity]] instruction or selected randomly by the game engine if [[setIdentity]] has not been used on the unit. If used on vehicle, name of first crew member (in order commander, driver, gunner). If used on an object, "Error: No unit" is being returned.~~<br>~~		\|descr= When argument is [[Object]], the command returns the name given to a unit using the [[setIdentity]] instruction or selected randomly by the game engine if [[setIdentity]] has not been used on the unit.
	~~When argument is~~ [[~~Location~~]], the ~~location's name is returned. To return~~ the ~~textual value~~ of ~~a location use [[text]] command instead~~.{{Feature \| ~~arma3~~ \| ~~[[setName]] can be used on a person~~ to ~~set~~ [[name]]~~. However~~ in ~~multiplayer [[name]] always returns [[profileName]]~~.}}		If used on vehicle, name of first crew member (in order commander, driver, gunner). If used on an object, "Error: No unit" is being returned.

			\|mp= [[name]] returns [[profileName]], eventually suffixed by the server in the event of identical names, e.g {{hl\|username}}/{{hl\|username (2)}}.

			\|pr= {{Feature\|important\|If the provided unit is dead and has been removed from its group, its identity has then been purged to save memory and using [[name]] on it will result in a logged error.}}

	\|s1= [[name]] object		\|s1= [[name]] object
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	\|s2= [[name]] location		\|s2= [[name]] location

			\|s2since= arma1 1.08

	\|p21= location: [[Location]]		\|p21= location: [[Location]]

	\|r2= [[String]]		\|r2= [[String]] - the location's ''name''. To get its textual value, use [[text]] (see {{Link\|#Example 3}})

	\|x1= <sqf>_name = name player;</sqf>		\|x1= <sqf>_name = name player;</sqf>
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	</sqf>		</sqf>

	\|seealso= [[profileName]] [[setName]] [[nameSound]] [[setNameSound]] [[createLocation]] [[deleteLocation~~]] [[drawLocation~~]] [[locationPosition~~]] [[locationNull~~]] [[nearestLocation]] [[nearestLocations]] [[nearestLocationWithDubbing]]		\|seealso= [[profileName]] [[setName]] [[setIdentity]] [[nameSound]] [[setNameSound]] [[createLocation]] [[deleteLocation]] [[locationPosition]] [[nearestLocation]] [[nearestLocations]] [[nearestLocationWithDubbing]]
	}}		}}

	~~<dl class~~=~~"command_description">~~		{{Note
			\|user= Kju
			\|timestamp= 20170130194200
			\|text= [[Location]] variant appears to be only for the 3d editor.
			}}

	~~<dt class="note">[[User:kju\|kju]]</dt>~~		{{Note
	~~<dd class="note">[[Location]] variant appears to be only for the 3d editor.~~		\|user= Alef
			\|timestamp= 20090414014100
	~~<dt><dt>~~		\|text= Will return {{hl\|Error: No vehicle}} for [[Multiplayer Scripting#Join In Progress\|JIP]] players in [[init.sqf]], if no [[sleep]] were performed.
	~~<dd class="notedate">Posted on August 4, 2006 - 10:56</dd>~~		}}
	~~<dt class="note">[[User:Hardrock~~\|~~hardrock]]</dt>~~
	~~<dd class~~=~~"note">''Notes from before the conversion:''~~

	~~Name will return an error for units that have been dead for more than a few seconds.~~
	~~<dt><dt>~~
	~~<dd class="notedate">Posted on December 15, 2006 - 05:27</dd>~~
	~~<dt class="note">[[User:Kronzky~~\|~~Kronzky]]</dt>~~
	~~<dd class="note">To return the name of the unit that was given in the editor's "name" field, call up the unit's object in a format statement:~~
	~~<sqf>hint format ["Unit's name: %1", _unitobject];</sqf>~~
	~~<dt><dt>~~
	~~<dd class~~=~~"notedate">Posted on April 14, 2009</dd>~~
	~~<dt class="note">[[User:Alef~~\|~~alef]]</dt>~~
	~~<dd class~~=~~"note">~~Will return {{hl\|Error: No vehicle}} for [[Multiplayer Scripting#Join In Progress\|JIP]] players in [[init.sqf]], if no [[sleep]] were performed
	~~</dl>~~

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

2022-05-13T14:02:23Z

Some wiki formatting

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	\|x2= <sqf>_locationName = name myLocation;</sqf>		\|x2= <sqf>_locationName = name myLocation;</sqf>

	\|x3= <~~code~~>name nearestLocation [~~<nowiki/>~~position player, "Hill"]; // ""		\|x3= <sqf>
	text nearestLocation [~~<nowiki/>~~position player, "Hill"]; // "Lesnoy Khrebet"</~~code~~>		name nearestLocation [position player, "Hill"]; // ""
			text nearestLocation [position player, "Hill"]; // "Lesnoy Khrebet"
			</sqf>

	\|seealso= [[profileName]] [[setName]] [[nameSound]] [[setNameSound]] [[createLocation]] [[deleteLocation]] [[drawLocation]] [[locationPosition]] [[locationNull]] [[nearestLocation]] [[nearestLocations]] [[nearestLocationWithDubbing]]		\|seealso= [[profileName]] [[setName]] [[nameSound]] [[setNameSound]] [[createLocation]] [[deleteLocation]] [[drawLocation]] [[locationPosition]] [[locationNull]] [[nearestLocation]] [[nearestLocations]] [[nearestLocationWithDubbing]]

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "
([^}])`([^<])<\/code>" to "`
`$1$2"`


2022-05-13T09:57:38Z
Text replacement - "<dd class="note">([^}]*)<code>([^<]*)<\/code>" to "<dd class="note">$1<sqf>$2</sqf>"

				
				
				
				
				
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<dt class="note">[[User:Kronzky|Kronzky]]</dt> <dt class="note">[[User:Kronzky|Kronzky]]</dt>
<dd class="note">To return the name of the unit that was given in the editor's "name" field, call up the unit's object in a format statement:   <dd class="note">To return the name of the unit that was given in the editor's "name" field, call up the unit's object in a format statement:  
<code>hint format ["Unit's name: %1", _unitobject];</code> <sqf>hint format ["Unit's name: %1", _unitobject];</sqf>
<dt><dt> <dt><dt>
<dd class="notedate">Posted on April 14, 2009</dd> <dd class="notedate">Posted on April 14, 2009</dd>



Lou Montana: Text replacement - "\|x([0-9])= *([^<]*)<\/code>" to "|x$1= $2"

2022-05-13T09:23:53Z
Text replacement - "\|x([0-9])= *<code>([^<]*)<\/code>" to "|x$1= <sqf>$2</sqf>"

				
				
				
				
				
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|r2= [[String]] |r2= [[String]]



|x1= <code>_name = name player;</code> |x1= <sqf>_name = name player;</sqf>



|x2= <code>_locationName = name myLocation;</code> |x2= <sqf>_locationName = name myLocation;</sqf>



|x3= <code>name nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position player, "Hill"]; // "" |x3= <code>name nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position player, "Hill"]; // ""



Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^
]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^
]*)
([^
]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3
$4"

2022-05-12T10:41:05Z
Text replacement - "<code>([^ ]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ]*) ([^ ]*)<\/code>" to "<code>$1$2$3 $4</code>"

				
				
				
				
				
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|x2= <code>_locationName = name myLocation;</code> |x2= <code>_locationName = name myLocation;</code>



|x3= <code>name nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position [[player]], "Hill"]; // "" |x3= <code>name nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position player, "Hill"]; // ""
text nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position player, "Hill"]; // "Lesnoy Khrebet"</code> text nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position player, "Hill"]; // "Lesnoy Khrebet"</code>

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Dedmen: Add Promises

Killzone Kid at 22:20, 3 July 2024

Killzone Kid at 22:17, 3 July 2024

Killzone Kid at 22:14, 3 July 2024

Killzone Kid at 22:14, 3 July 2024

Lou Montana: Add specifics about identical names

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "
([^}])`([^<])<\/code>" to "`
`$1$2"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "\|x([0-9])= `([^<])<\/code>" to "|x$1= $2"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ]) ([^ ]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3 $4"`

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	<dt class="note">[[User:Kronzky\|Kronzky]]</dt>		<dt class="note">[[User:Kronzky\|Kronzky]]</dt>
	<dd class="note">To return the name of the unit that was given in the editor's "name" field, call up the unit's object in a format statement:		<dd class="note">To return the name of the unit that was given in the editor's "name" field, call up the unit's object in a format statement:
	<~~code~~>hint format ["Unit's name: %1", _unitobject];</~~code~~>		<sqf>hint format ["Unit's name: %1", _unitobject];</sqf>
	<dt><dt>		<dt><dt>
	<dd class="notedate">Posted on April 14, 2009</dd>		<dd class="notedate">Posted on April 14, 2009</dd>

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	\|r2= [[String]]		\|r2= [[String]]

	\|x1= <~~code~~>_name = name player;</~~code~~>		\|x1= <sqf>_name = name player;</sqf>

	\|x2= <~~code~~>_locationName = name myLocation;</~~code~~>		\|x2= <sqf>_locationName = name myLocation;</sqf>

	\|x3= <code>name nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position player, "Hill"]; // ""		\|x3= <code>name nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position player, "Hill"]; // ""

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	\|x2= <code>_locationName = name myLocation;</code>		\|x2= <code>_locationName = name myLocation;</code>

	\|x3= <code>name nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position [[player]], "Hill"]; // ""		\|x3= <code>name nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position player, "Hill"]; // ""
	text nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position player, "Hill"]; // "Lesnoy Khrebet"</code>		text nearestLocation [<nowiki/>position player, "Hill"]; // "Lesnoy Khrebet"</code>

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Dedmen: Add Promises

Killzone Kid at 22:20, 3 July 2024

Killzone Kid at 22:17, 3 July 2024

Killzone Kid at 22:14, 3 July 2024

Killzone Kid at 22:14, 3 July 2024

Lou Montana: Add specifics about identical names

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^}]*)([^<]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2"

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "\|x([0-9])= *([^<]*)<\/code>" to "|x$1= $2"

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "([^ ]*)\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ]*) ([^ ]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3 $4"

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "
([^}])`([^<])<\/code>" to "`
`$1$2"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "\|x([0-9])= `([^<])<\/code>" to "|x$1= $2"`

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "`([^ ])\[\[([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\]\]([^ ]) ([^ ]*)<\/code>" to "$1$2$3 $4"`