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Description

Description:: Returns count of occupied role selection slots for given side. Players who claimed a slot in the lobby but did not start the mission are counted as well. If disabledAI = 0; in description.ext or Enable AI option is checked in Eden Editor, AI bots will be treated as valid players and will be counted too.
Multiplayer:: Multiplayer only, in singleplayer it always returns 0.
Groups:: Multiplayer

Syntax

Syntax:: playersNumber side
Parameters:: side: Side
Return Value:: Number

Examples

Example 1:: _west = playersNumber west; _east = playersNumber east; _civ = playersNumber civilian; hint format ["West:%1 East:%2, Civ:%3", _west, _east, _civ];

Additional Information

See also:: playableSlotsNumber countSide allPlayers allUnits

Notes

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Nelis75733126 - c

Posted on Apr 13, 2015 - 09:44 (UTC)

1.05

2024-04-16 edit:
playersNumber returns playable AI as well as human players.
By default, a unit (placed down in the editor for example) ONLY becomes playable when the creator specifically checks the relevant checkbox.

In addition to the examples already given, this is how playersNumber can be used to get an array of players and playable AI on the same side as the side of the player:

playersNumber playerSide;

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 |gr1= Multiplayer
-|descr= Returns count of occupied role selection slots for given side. Players who claimed a slot in the lobby but did not start the mission are counted as well. If <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp" inline>disabledAI = 0;</syntaxhighlight> in [[Description.ext#disabledAI|description.ext]] or ''Enable AI'' option is checked in [[Eden Editor]], AI bots will be treated as valid players and will be counted too.
+|descr= Returns count of occupied role selection slots for given side. Players who claimed a slot in the lobby but did not start the mission are counted as well. If <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp" inline>disabledAI = 0;</syntaxhighlight> in [[Description.ext#disabledAI|description.ext]] or ''Enable AI'' option is checked in [[:Category:Eden Editor|Eden Editor]], AI bots will be treated as valid players and will be counted too.
 |mp= '''Multiplayer only''', in singleplayer it always returns 0.
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 |r1= [[Number]]
-|x1= <sqf>_west = playersNumber west;
+|x1= <sqf>
+_west = playersNumber west;
 _east = playersNumber east;
 _civ = playersNumber civilian;
-hint format ["West:%1 East:%2, Civ:%3", _west, _east, _civ];</sqf>
+hint format ["West:%1 East:%2, Civ:%3", _west, _east, _civ];
+</sqf>
 |seealso= [[playableSlotsNumber]] [[countSide]] [[allPlayers]] [[allUnits]]
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 {{Note
-|user= IT07
+|user= Nelis75733126
 |timestamp= 20150413094400
-|text= [[playersNumber]] returns playable AI as well as human players. It does not include non playable AI. To get the amount of players that are on the same side as the person executing the script:
+|text= '''2024-04-16 edit:'''<br>
+<sqf inline>playersNumber</sqf> returns playable AI as well as human players.<br>
+By default, a unit (placed down in the editor for example) ONLY becomes playable when the creator specifically checks the relevant checkbox.<br>
+<br>
+In addition to the examples already given, this is how <sqf inline>playersNumber</sqf> can be used to get an array of players and playable AI on the same side as the side of the player:<br>
 <sqf>playersNumber playerSide;</sqf>
 |game= arma1
 |version= 1.05
 }}