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Description:: Returns the percentage of fullness of a unit's cargo. Output is usually in range 0..1, but can be higher after using certain scripting commands (like addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargoGlobal) which ignore load values when adding items.
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See Example 2 for load calculation.
Groups:: Unit Inventory

Syntax:: load unit
Parameters:: unit: Object - (before 2.08 the command did not support containers, ammo boxes, weapon holders, vehicle cargos)
Return Value:: Number

Example 1:: load player;
Example 2:: unit load calculation formula:
private _unitLoad = loadAbs _unit / getNumber (configFile >> "CfgInventoryGlobalVariable" >> "maxSoldierLoad");

See also:: maxLoad loadAbs loadBackpack loadUniform loadVest getMass weightRTD getContainerMaxLoad

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 |gr1= Unit Inventory
-|descr= Returns current sum of mass from items stored in all unit's containers. Load is calculated by the following formula:
+|descr= Returns the percentage of fullness of a unit's cargo. Output is usually in range 0..1, but can be higher after using certain scripting commands (like [[addWeaponWithAttachmentsCargoGlobal]]) which ignore load values when adding items.
-<code>_loadPlayer <nowiki>=</nowiki> [[loadAbs]] [[player]] / [[getNumber]] ([[configFile]] >> "CfgInventoryGlobalVariable" >> "maxSoldierLoad");</code>
+{{Feature|informative|See {{Link|#Example 2}} for load calculation.}}
 |s1= [[load]] unit
-|p1= unit: [[Object]] (since Arma 2.08 command also supports containers, ammo boxes, weapon holders, vehicle cargos)
+|p1= unit: [[Object]] - (before {{GVI|arma3|2.08|size= 0.75}} the command did not support containers, ammo boxes, weapon holders, vehicle cargos)
 |r1= [[Number]]
-|x1= <code>[[load]] [[player]];</code>
+|x1= <sqf>load player;</sqf>
+|x2= unit load calculation formula:
+<sqf>private _unitLoad = loadAbs _unit / getNumber (configFile >> "CfgInventoryGlobalVariable" >> "maxSoldierLoad");</sqf>
 |seealso= [[maxLoad]] [[loadAbs]] [[loadBackpack]] [[loadUniform]] [[loadVest]] [[getMass]] [[weightRTD]] [[getContainerMaxLoad]]
 }}