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|game1= ofp
|version1= 1.00


<h2 style="color:#000066">'''formLeader ''unit'''''</h2>
|game2= ofpe
|version2= 1.00


|game3= arma1
|version3= 1.00


'''Operand types:'''
|game4= arma2
|version4= 1.00


'''unit:''' [[Object]]
|game5= arma2oa
|version5= 1.50


'''Type of returned value:'''
|game6= tkoh
|version6= 1.00


[[Object]]
|game7= arma3
|version7= 0.50


'''Description:'''
|gr1= Unit Control


Formation leader for given unit, for dead units [[ObjNull]].
|arg= global


This is often the same as group leader, but not always.
|descr= Returns the formation leader of a given unit.
This is often the same as the group leader, but not always, for example in cases when a unit is ordered to follow another unit.


|s1= [[formLeader]] unitName


'''Example:'''
|p1= unitName: [[Object]]


? ('''formLeader''' [[player]] != [[leader]] [[player]]) : [[hint]] "Formation leader is not the group leader."
|r1= [[Object]] - the leader of the formation is returned. If used on a dead unit, the returned value is [[objNull]]
 
|x1= <sqf>
if (formLeader player != leader player) then
{
hint "The formation leader is different to the group leader!";
};
</sqf>
 
|seealso= [[commandFollow]] [[doFollow]] [[formationLeader]] [[isFormationLeader]] [[leader]] [[selectLeader]] [[setLeader]]
}}

Latest revision as of 11:34, 3 September 2024

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Description

Description:
Returns the formation leader of a given unit. This is often the same as the group leader, but not always, for example in cases when a unit is ordered to follow another unit.
Groups:
Unit Control

Syntax

Syntax:
formLeader unitName
Parameters:
unitName: Object
Return Value:
Object - the leader of the formation is returned. If used on a dead unit, the returned value is objNull

Examples

Example 1:
if (formLeader player != leader player) then { hint "The formation leader is different to the group leader!"; };

Additional Information

See also:
commandFollow doFollow formationLeader isFormationLeader leader selectLeader setLeader

Notes

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