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<h2 style="color:#000066">'''deleteVehicle ''object'''''</h2>
{{RV|type=command


'''Operand types:'''
|game1= ofp
|version1= 1.34


object: [[Object]]
|game2= ofpe
|version2= 1.00


'''Type of returned value:'''
|game3= arma1
|version3= 1.00


Nothing
|game4= arma2
|version4= 1.00


'''Description:'''
|game5= arma2oa
|version5= 1.50


Delete any unit or vehicle.
|game6= tkoh
Only vehicles inserted in editor or created during mission can be deleted.
|version6= 1.00
Player unit cannot be deleted.


'''Example:'''
|game7= arma3
|version7= 0.50


'''deleteVehicle''' tank
|arg= global


'''Comments'''
|eff= global


Since this function will not delete a player unit, a useful multiplayer application is the removal of AI created by players leaving the game.
|gr1= Object Manipulation
If you run [[deleteVehicle]] for every playable soldier, the AI units will be removed.
 
|descr= Deletes an object. Only objects inserted in the mission editor and objects created during the game's progress can be deleted by this command. Terrain objects and players cannot be deleted.
{{Feature|informative|The actual object deletion, when the object becomes [[objNull]], happens on the next frame after command execution, but there are some object modifications that happen immediately. For example if the object is a unit in a group, it immediately becomes groupless (<sqf inline>isNull group _unit; // true</sqf>).}}
 
|pr= {{Feature|warning|Use [[deleteVehicleCrew]] to delete units that are in a vehicle! Do '''not''' use this command for a vehicle's [[crew]] members as it may lead to all sorts of bugs and ghost objects left on the map.}}
 
|s1= [[deleteVehicle]] object
 
|p1= object: [[Object]]
 
|r1= [[Nothing]]
 
|s2= [[deleteVehicle]] objects
|s2since= arma3 2.18
 
|p21= objects: [[Array]] of [[Object]]s
 
|r2= [[Nothing]]
 
|x1= <sqf>deleteVehicle _house1;</sqf>
 
|x2= Deleting a vehicle with crew:
<sqf>
// might want to make sure that the car is local
{ car deleteVehicleCrew _x } forEach crew car;
deleteVehicle car;
</sqf>
 
|seealso= [[deleteVehicleCrew]] [[createUnit]] [[createVehicleLocal]] [[createVehicle]] [[Arma_3:_Event_Handlers#Deleted | Deleted EH]]
}}

Latest revision as of 15:01, 8 February 2024

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Description

Description:
Deletes an object. Only objects inserted in the mission editor and objects created during the game's progress can be deleted by this command. Terrain objects and players cannot be deleted.
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The actual object deletion, when the object becomes objNull, happens on the next frame after command execution, but there are some object modifications that happen immediately. For example if the object is a unit in a group, it immediately becomes groupless (isNull group _unit; // true).
Problems:
⚠
Use deleteVehicleCrew to delete units that are in a vehicle! Do not use this command for a vehicle's crew members as it may lead to all sorts of bugs and ghost objects left on the map.
Groups:
Object Manipulation

Syntax

Syntax:
deleteVehicle object
Parameters:
object: Object
Return Value:
Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:
deleteVehicle objects
Parameters:
objects: Array of Objects
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
deleteVehicle _house1;
Example 2:
Deleting a vehicle with crew:
// might want to make sure that the car is local { car deleteVehicleCrew _x } forEach crew car; deleteVehicle car;

Additional Information

See also:
deleteVehicleCrew createUnit createVehicleLocal createVehicle Deleted EH

Notes

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