Example Code: General Deletion

fn_delete.sqf:

/* Author: Lou Montana Description: Deletes anything that is passed to it. Parameters: 0: ANYTHING 1: NUMBER or ARRAY or STRING - see examples below Returns: ANYTHING (false in case of a bad parameter, e.g null or number) Examples: cursorObject call LM_fnc_delete group player call LM_fnc_delete myLocation call LM_fnc_delete myScriptHandle call LM_fnc_delete myTeamMember call LM_fnc_delete myControl call LM_fnc_delete myDisplay call LM_fnc_delete mySimpleTask call LM_fnc_delete "myMarker" call LM_fnc_delete [myDisplay, 1] call LM_fnc_delete // display + errorCode ["myMarker", "local"] call LM_fnc_delete // uses deleteMarkerLocal ["myIdentity", "identity"] call LM_fnc_delete // uses deleteIdentity ["myCustomStatus", "status"] call LM_fnc_delete // uses deleteStatus ["myFrameworkTaskId", "task"] call LM_fnc_delete // uses BIS_fnc_deleteTask [units group player] call LM_fnc_delete // USE [] for arrays! [waypoints group player select 3] call LM_fnc_delete // waypoint - USE [] as a waypoint is an array [group player, 3] call LM_fnc_delete // waypoint as well blufor call LM_fnc_delete // deletes all the blufor units (keeping the side centre) [blufor, "center"] call LM_fnc_delete // deletes the side centre [myArray, 3] call LM_fnc_delete // myArray deleteAt 3 [myArray, [0, 3]] call LM_fnc_delete // myArray deleteRange [0, 3] group player, "myMarker", blufor, myScriptHandle call LM_fnc_delete // everything can be mixed together */ params [ "_argument", ["_parameter", {}, [0, [], ""]] ]; if (isNil "_argument" || { _argument in [objNull, grpNull, controlNull, displayNull, locationNull, scriptNull, taskNull, teamMemberNull] || { _argument isEqualTypeAny [0, {}, configNull, missionNamespace] } } ) exitWith { false }; if (_argument isEqualType objNull) exitWith // ...the initial reason this function was written { if (vehicle _argument == _argument) then { if (crew _argument isNotEqualTo []) then { { _argument deleteVehicleCrew _x } forEach crew _argument; }; private _vehicleCargo = getVehicleCargo _argument; if (_vehicleCargo isNotEqualTo []) then { [_vehicleCargo] call LM_fnc_delete; }; deleteVehicle _argument; } else { objectParent _argument deleteVehicleCrew _argument; }; }; if (_argument isEqualType grpNull) exitWith { if (!isNil "_parameter" && { _parameter isEqualType 0 }) exitWith { deleteWaypoint [_argument, _parameter] }; [units _argument] call LM_fnc_delete; deleteGroup _argument; }; if (_argument isEqualType []) exitWith { private _mustExit = false; if (!isNil "_parameter") then { if (_parameter isEqualType 0) exitWith { _mustExit = true; _argument deleteAt _parameter }; if (_parameter isEqualType [] && { count _item1 > 1 && _item1 isEqualTypeAll 0 }) exitWith { _mustExit = true; _parameter params ["_from", "_range"]; _argument deleteRange [_from, _range]; }; }; if (_mustExit) exitWith {}; { [_x] call LM_fnc_delete } forEach _argument; }; if (_argument isEqualType "") exitWith { private _mustExit = false; if (!isNil "_parameter" && { _parameter isEqualType "" }) then { if (_parameter == "identity") exitWith { _mustExit = true; deleteIdentity _argument }; if (_parameter == "status") exitWith { _mustExit = true; deleteStatus _argument }; if (_parameter == "local") exitWith { _mustExit = true; deleteMarkerLocal _argument }; if (_parameter == "task") exitWith { _mustExit = true; [_argument, allUnits + allDeadMen + [blufor, opfor, independent, civilian]] call BIS_fnc_deleteTask; }; }; if (_mustExit) exitWith {}; deleteMarker _argument; }; if (_argument isEqualType scriptNull) exitWith { terminate _argument }; if (_argument isEqualType locationNull) exitWith { deleteLocation _argument }; if (_argument isEqualType blufor) exitWith { if (!isNil "_parameter" && { _parameter isEqualType "" && { _parameter == "center" } }) then { deleteCenter _argument; } else { [allGroups select { side _x == _argument }] call LM_fnc_delete; }; }; if (_argument isEqualType controlNull) exitWith { ctrlDelete _argument }; if (_argument isEqualType displayNull) exitWith { private _exitCode = 0; if (!isNil "_parameter" && { _parameter isEqualType 0 }) then { _exitCode = _parameter }; _argument closeDisplay _exitCode; }; if (_argument isEqualType taskNull && _parameter isEqualType objNull) exitWith { _parameter removeSimpleTask _argument }; if (_argument isEqualType teamMemberNull) exitWith { deleteTeam _argument }; false;