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[[Category:Scripting Commands|VEHICLEVARNAME]]
{{RV|type=command
[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|VEHICLEVARNAME]]


|game1= arma1
|version1= 1.00


|game2= arma2
|version2= 1.00


|game3= arma2oa
|version3= 1.50


|game4= tkoh
|version4= 1.00


<h2 style="color:#000066">''' vehicleVarName ''object'''''</h2>
|game5= arma3
|version5= 0.50


|arg= global


'''Operand types:'''
|gr1= Object Manipulation


'''object:''' [[Object]]
|descr= Returns the variable name that contains a primary editor reference to this object. This is the variable given in the ''Insert Unit dialog / name field'' in the editor. It can be changed using [[setVehicleVarName]].


'''Type of returned value:'''
{{Feature|informative|Respawned unit will have the same vehicleVarName as the corpse left behind, however actual [[missionNamespace]] variable of the same name will only contain respawned unit.}}


[[String]]
|s1= [[vehicleVarName]] object


'''Compatibility:'''
|p1= object: [[Object]]


Version 2.91 required.
|r1= [[String]] - variable name, if none was set, an empty string is returned


'''Description:'''
|x1= <sqf>hint vehicleVarName player;</sqf>


Returns the name of the variable which contains a primary edtitor reference to this object.
|seealso= [[setVehicleVarName]] [[BIS_fnc_objectVar]]
}}


This is the variable given in the ''Insert Unit / name field'', in the editor.
{{Note
|user= Killzone_Kid
|timestamp= 20150419084500
|text= To get variable names referencing an object in mission namespace:
<sqf>
KK_fnc_objectVarNames = {
private "_names";
_names = [];
{
if (missionNamespace getVariable _x isEqualTo _this) then {
_names pushBack _x;
};
} forEach allVariables missionNamespace;
_names
};


It can be changed using [[setVehicleVarName]].
// Example
myGroup = group player;
aGroup = group player;
hint str (group player call KK_fnc_objectVarNames); // ["agroup", "mygroup"]
</sqf>
}}

Latest revision as of 20:33, 28 February 2024

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Description

Description:
Returns the variable name that contains a primary editor reference to this object. This is the variable given in the Insert Unit dialog / name field in the editor. It can be changed using setVehicleVarName.
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Respawned unit will have the same vehicleVarName as the corpse left behind, however actual missionNamespace variable of the same name will only contain respawned unit.
Groups:
Object Manipulation

Syntax

Syntax:
vehicleVarName object
Parameters:
object: Object
Return Value:
String - variable name, if none was set, an empty string is returned

Examples

Example 1:
hint vehicleVarName player;

Additional Information

See also:
setVehicleVarName BIS_fnc_objectVar

Notes

Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
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Killzone_Kid - c
Posted on Apr 19, 2015 - 08:45 (UTC)
To get variable names referencing an object in mission namespace:
KK_fnc_objectVarNames = { private "_names"; _names = []; { if (missionNamespace getVariable _x isEqualTo _this) then { _names pushBack _x; }; } forEach allVariables missionNamespace; _names }; // Example myGroup = group player; aGroup = group player; hint str (group player call KK_fnc_objectVarNames); // ["agroup", "mygroup"]
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