Anything: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:31, 15 September 2022

A variable of type Anything may be of any data types or Nothing.

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Even though some commands list data type Anything as possible value, passing nil (Nothing) to a command might cause it not to work:

str nil; // while the documentation for str states it takes Anything, nil / Nothing will cause it to not execute.

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 A variable of type '''Anything''' may be of any [[:Category: Data Types|data types]] '''or''' [[Nothing]].
-{{Feature|warning|Even though some commands list data type '''Anything''' as possible value, passing [[nil]] ([[Nothing]]) to a command might cause it to not work.}}
+{{Feature|warning|
-{{Wiki|todo|Add an example to explain the above statement.}}
+Even though some commands list data type '''Anything''' as possible value, passing [[nil]] ([[Nothing]]) to a command might cause it not to work:
- [[str]] [[nil]]; {{cc|Returns [[Nothing]]. While this works, it does not make much sense}}
+<sqf>str nil; // while the documentation for str states it takes Anything, nil / Nothing will cause it to not execute.</sqf>
+}}
+== See Also ==
+* [[nil]]
+* [[isNil]]
+* [[Nothing]]
 [[Category: Magic Types]]