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Description:: Nil value. This value can be used to undefine existing variables.
Groups:: Variables

Example 1:: variableToDestroy = nil;
Example 2:: private _variable = 50; _variable = nil; hint format ["Variable = %1", _variable]; // will display "Variable = any" in unscheduled environment // will output "Error Undefined variable in expression: _variable" in scheduled environment // identical to hint format ["Variable = %1", _variableThatWasNeverDefined];

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-[[Category:Scripting Commands|N]]
+{{RV|type=command
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.97|N]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.46|N]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|N]]
+|game1= ofp
+|version1= 1.00
-<h2 style="color:#000066">'''nil'''''</h2>
+|game2= ofpe
+|version2= 1.00
+|game3= arma1
+|version3= 1.00
-'''Operand types:'''
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
-None
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
-'''Type of returned value:'''
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
-[[Any Value]]
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
-'''Description:'''
+|gr1= Variables
-Nil value.
+|descr= Nil value. This value can be used to undefine existing [[Variables|variables]].
-This value can be used to undefine existing variables.
+|s1= [[nil]]
+|r1= [[Nothing]]
-'''Example:'''
+|x1= <sqf>variableToDestroy = nil;</sqf>
-variableToDestroy = '''nil'''
+|x2= <sqf>
+private _variable = 50;
+_variable = nil;
+hint format ["Variable = %1", _variable];	// will display "Variable = any" in {{Link|Scheduler#Unscheduled Environment|unscheduled environment}}
+											// will output "Error Undefined variable in expression: _variable" in {{Link|Scheduler#Scheduled Environment|scheduled environment}}
+// identical to
+hint format ["Variable = %1", _variableThatWasNeverDefined];
+</sqf>
+|seealso= [[isNil]] [[Variables]]
+}}