canStand: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Returns if the given soldier is able to stand up. It only checks for the unit's legs and not its alive/dead status - it can return true for a dead unit.
Since Arma 3 v1.60 and the introduction of limping, this command always returns true for humans.
Groups:: Object Manipulation

Syntax:: canStand unit
Parameters:: unit: Object
Return Value:: Boolean - true if the unit is human and is still able to stand up, false otherwise.

Example 1:: SQS:
? (not canStand player) : player groupChat "My legs! They hit my legs!"
Example 2:: if (not canStand player) then { player groupChat "My legs! They hit my legs!"; };

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-[[Category:Scripting Commands]]
+{{RV|type=command
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.97]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.46]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA]]
-back to [[Scripting_Reference#C|COMREF]]
+|game1= ofp
+|version1= 1.00
-<h2 style="color:#000066"> '''canStand ''soldier'''''</h2>
+|game2= ofpe
+|version2= 1.00
+|game3= arma1
+|version3= 1.00
-'''Operand types:'''
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
-'''soldier:''' [[Object]]
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
-'''Type of returned value:'''
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
-[[Boolean]]
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
-'''Description:'''
+|arg= global
-Check if '''soldier''' is able to stand up.
+|gr1= Object Manipulation
+|descr= Returns if the given soldier is able to stand up. It only checks for the unit's legs and not its alive/dead status - it can return [[true]] for a dead unit.
+{{Feature|arma3|Since {{arma3}} v1.60 and the introduction of limping, this command always returns [[true]] for humans.}}
-'''Example:'''
+|s1= [[canStand]] unit
-? '''canStand''' [[player]] : [[goto]] "regroup"
+|p1= unit: [[Object]]
+|r1= [[Boolean]] - [[true]] if the unit is human and is still able to stand up, [[false]] otherwise.
+|x1= [[SQS Syntax|SQS]]:
+<sqs>? (not canStand player) : player groupChat "My legs! They hit my legs!"</sqs>
+|x2= <sqf>
+if (not canStand player) then
+{
+	player groupChat "My legs! They hit my legs!";
+};
+</sqf>
+|seealso= [[canMove]] [[canFire]]
+}}