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| arma1 |Game name= | | arma1 |Game name= | ||
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|gr1= Strings |GROUP1= | |gr1= Strings |GROUP1= | ||
| Converts any value into a string by placing " and " around the argument. Since Arma 3 v1.63.137891 this command will correctly escape all " inside a string: | | Converts any value into a string by placing " and " around the argument. Since Arma 3 v1.63.137891 this command will correctly escape all " inside a string: | ||
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When used on object, object debug name is returned. |DESCRIPTION= | When used on object, object debug name is returned. |DESCRIPTION= | ||
| '''str''' value |SYNTAX= | | '''str''' value |SYNTAX= | ||
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| [[String]] |RETURNVALUE= | | [[String]] |RETURNVALUE= | ||
|x1= <code>_s = [[str]] (2 + 3);</code> | |x1= <code>_s = [[str]] (2 + 3);</code> | ||
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Hints all of ''["Index 0","Index 1","Index 2","Index 3","Index 4"]'' including brackets, quotes and commas. |EXAMPLE2= | Hints all of ''["Index 0","Index 1","Index 2","Index 3","Index 4"]'' including brackets, quotes and commas. |EXAMPLE2= | ||
| [[toArray]], [[toString]], [[isText]], [[select]], [[count]], [[find]], [[endl]], [[format]], [[formatText]] |SEEALSO= | | [[toArray]], [[toString]], [[isText]], [[select]], [[count]], [[find]], [[endl]], [[format]], [[formatText]] |SEEALSO= | ||
Revision as of 03:57, 17 January 2021
Description
- Description:
- Converts any value into a string by placing " and " around the argument. Since Arma 3 v1.63.137891 this command will correctly escape all " inside a string:
// Before the fix: hint str "string "" string"; // "string " string" <- invalid string call compile str "string "" string"; // ERROR // After the fix: hint str "string "" string"; // "string "" string" <- valid string call compile str "string "" string"; // OKWhen used on object, object debug name is returned. - Groups:
- Strings
Syntax
Examples
- Example 1:
_s = str (2 + 3);The value of _s is the string "5"- Example 2:
a = []; ac = 0; while {ac < 5} do { ac = count a; a set [ac, format ["Index %1", ac]]; }; hintSilent str a;Hints all of ["Index 0","Index 1","Index 2","Index 3","Index 4"] including brackets, quotes and commas.
Additional Information
Notes
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- Posted on September 29, 2009 - 20:17 (UTC)
- Sbsmac
- When applied to a unit, this returns the variable name that was assigned to the unit in the editor. For example, if you have created a playable unit with the name 'thePlayer' then you can use 'str player' to return "thePlayer";
- Posted on December 5, 2014 - 20:21 (UTC)
- DreadedEntity
- If you try to count string, the added quotations marks are valid characters and will be counted.