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| Return an uniqueID of the given unit as string if it's player and empty value if it's AI. The unique ID may be up to 100 characters long and may contain numbers, uppercase letters and underscores (the value can be used to construct a valid variable name by appending to another valid variable name).
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Note: while for [[ArmA 2]] or [[ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead]] until version 1.60 the result always contains a number, it should be always handled as an opaque string. Converting it to a [[Number]] can cause precision problems, as Number cannot accurately represent integers above 16777216 (2^24). Moreover, game versions since [[ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead]] 1.61 provide a non-numeric value as a result.<br/>
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{{warning | In some cases, the identity of certain player units might fail to propagate to other clients and the server, which causes [[isPlayer]] and [[getPlayerUID]] to incorrectly return <tt>[[false]]</tt> and <tt>""</tt>, respectively, where the affected units are [[not]] [[local]].<ref>https://github.com/michail-nikolaev/task-force-arma-3-radio/issues/1096</ref> Therefore, beware of false negatives.}} |= Description
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| '''getPlayerUID''' unit |= Syntax
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|p1= unit: [[Object]] |= PARAMETER1
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|p2= |= PARAMETER2
|descr= Return a UniqueID of the given unit (player).


|p3= |= PARAMETER3
{{Feature|arma3|The returned string is the player's steamID64: <sqf inline>private _steamProfileUrl = "http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/" + (getPlayerUID player);</sqf>}}


| [[String]] ("_SP_AI_", "_SP_PLAYER_" in SP, "" or UID number string in MP)
{{Feature|important|Prior to [[{{arma2oa}}]] v1.60, the result always consisted of a [[str|stringified]] number (see [[getPlayerUIDOld]]), but always had to be considered and processed as a [[String]].<!--
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--> Moreover, games since [[{{arma2oa}}]] v1.61 provide a value that is not all-numeric.}}


|x1= <code>_uid <nowiki>=</nowiki> '''getPlayerUID''' [[player]];</code> |= Example 1
{{Feature|informative|Prior to [[Arma 3]] v2.02, in some cases the identity of certain player units could fail to propagate to other clients and the server, which caused [[isPlayer]] and [[getPlayerUID]] to incorrectly return {{hl|[[false]]}} and {{hl|""}} respectively, where the affected units were [[not]] [[local]]. See {{Link|https://github.com/michail-nikolaev/task-force-arma-3-radio/issues/1096|this bug report (GitHub)}} for more info. This was supposedly fixed, but you should remain vigilant toward false negatives nonetheless. }}


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|s1= [[getPlayerUID]] unit


| [[getPlayerUIDOld]], [[getClientState]], [[getClientStateNumber]] |= SEEALSO
|p1= unit: [[Object]]


|mp=   |= MPBEHAVIOUR
|r1= [[String]] - can be "_SP_AI_" or "_SP_PLAYER_" in SP, "" or UID in MP
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* The unique ID may be up to 100 characters long and may contain numbers, uppercase letters and underscores
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* The value can be used to construct a valid variable name by appending to another valid variable name, e.g <sqf inline>missionNamespace setVariable ["TAG_player" + _uid, _unit];</sqf>


<h3 style='display:none'>Notes</h3>
|x1= <sqf>private _uid = getPlayerUID player;</sqf>
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<dd class="notedate">Posted on April 17, 2014 - 22:29
<dt class="note">'''[[User:Master85|Master85]] ([[User talk:Master85|talk]])'''<dd class="note">In Arma 3 the returned string is the steamID64 of the player. <code> _steamProfileUrl <nowiki>= "http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/"</nowiki> + ([[getPlayerUID]] [[player]]);</code>
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<h3 style='display:none'>Bottom Section</h3>
|seealso= [[BIS_fnc_getUnitByUID]] [[getPlayerUIDOld]] [[getClientState]] [[getClientStateNumber]]
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 15 March 2024

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Description

Description:
Return a UniqueID of the given unit (player).
Arma 3
The returned string is the player's steamID64: private _steamProfileUrl = "http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/" + (getPlayerUID player);
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Prior to Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead v1.60, the result always consisted of a stringified number (see getPlayerUIDOld), but always had to be considered and processed as a String. Converting it to a Number could cause precision problems, as Number cannot accurately represent integers above 16777216 (224). Moreover, games since Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead v1.61 provide a value that is not all-numeric.
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Prior to Arma 3 v2.02, in some cases the identity of certain player units could fail to propagate to other clients and the server, which caused isPlayer and getPlayerUID to incorrectly return false and "" respectively, where the affected units were not local. See this bug report (GitHub) for more info. This was supposedly fixed, but you should remain vigilant toward false negatives nonetheless.
Groups:
Multiplayer

Syntax

Syntax:
getPlayerUID unit
Parameters:
unit: Object
Return Value:
String - can be "_SP_AI_" or "_SP_PLAYER_" in SP, "" or UID in MP
  • The unique ID may be up to 100 characters long and may contain numbers, uppercase letters and underscores
  • The value can be used to construct a valid variable name by appending to another valid variable name, e.g missionNamespace setVariable ["TAG_player" + _uid, _unit];

Examples

Example 1:
private _uid = getPlayerUID player;

Additional Information

See also:
BIS_fnc_getUnitByUID getPlayerUIDOld getClientState getClientStateNumber

Notes

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