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|descr= Connects the client to the provided server.
|descr= Connects the client to the provided server.
{{Feature | Informative |
{{Feature|informative|
* only works on the [[Arma 3 Main Menu|Main Menu]].
* only works on the [[Arma 3: Main Menu|Main Menu]].
* must be executed from [[isUIContext | UI context]], such as ''onButtonDown'' or similar events (see [[User Interface Event Handlers]]).
* must be executed from [[isUIContext | UI context]], such as ''onButtonDown'' or similar events (see [[User Interface Event Handlers]]).
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{{Feature|GVI|arma3|2.20|
If port is 0, the IP will be resolved as a SRV DNS Record.<br>
["domain.com", 0, "password"] will be resolved as "_arma3._udp.domain.com".<br>
Only the first found record will be used, there is no support for multiple records with priority/weights.
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|s1= [[connectToServer]] [ip, port, password]
|s1= [[connectToServer]] [ip, port, password]


|p1= ip: [[String]]
|p1= ip: [[String]] - IP in {{Link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4}} format or {{GVI|arma3|2.20|size= 0.75}} domain name


|p2= port: [[Number]]
|p2= port: [[Number]]
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|p3= password: [[String]] - "" if no password
|p3= password: [[String]] - "" if no password


|r1=
|r1= [[Nothing]]
 
|x1= <sqf>connectToServer ["192.168.0.2", 2302, "test"];</sqf>


|x1= <code>[[connectToServer]] ["192.168.0.2", 2302, "test"];</code>
|x2= <sqf>connectToServer ["publicserver.mydomain.com", 2302, ""];</sqf>


|seealso= [[serverCommand]] [[getSteamFriendsServers]]
|seealso= [[serverCommand]] [[getSteamFriendsServers]]
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Latest revision as of 11:14, 4 April 2025

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Description

Description:
Connects the client to the provided server.
If port is 0, the IP will be resolved as a SRV DNS Record.

["domain.com", 0, "password"] will be resolved as "_arma3._udp.domain.com".

Only the first found record will be used, there is no support for multiple records with priority/weights.
Groups:
System

Syntax

Syntax:
connectToServer [ip, port, password]
Parameters:
ip: String - IP in IPv4 format or Arma 3 logo black.png2.20 domain name
port: Number
password: String - "" if no password
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
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connectToServer ["192.168.0.2", 2302, "test"];
Example 2:
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connectToServer ["publicserver.mydomain.com", 2302, ""];

Additional Information

See also:
serverCommand getSteamFriendsServers

Notes

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