BIS fnc animateFlag

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Description

Description:

Smoothly animates given flag from current position on the flag pole to the given position. When flag animation is done, the scripted event handler "FlagAnimationDone" is called.

⚠

Never place this function into an object's init field.

Execution:

call

Multiplayer:

The effect is global, MP compatible and its effect is persistent.

Groups:

Object Manipulation

Syntax

Syntax:

[flag, phase, instant] call BIS_fnc_animateFlag

Parameters:

flag: Object - flag object of the type "FlagCarrier"

phase: Number - desired animation phase 0...1 (0 - bottom of the flag pole, 1 - top of the flag pole)

instant (Optional, default false):

• Boolean - when true, animation is instant ("FlagAnimationDone" EH is not called in this case)
• Number - animation duration multiplier

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

[flag1, 0] call BIS_fnc_animateFlag;

Example 2:

// Adding the "FlagAnimationDone" EH private _eh = [<yourflag>, "FlagAnimationDone", { /* your code */ }] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;

Additional Information

See also:

flagflagOwnersetFlagOwnersetFlagSidesetFlagTextureflagSideflagTexturesetFlagAnimationPhaseflagAnimationPhaseArma 3: Flag Textures

Notes

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Posted on December 12, 2016 - 20:02 (UTC)

Killzone Kid

// Flag Demo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJtQfRML0cc) fnc_addFlagAction = { _this addAction [ "Pull The Cord", { player playAction "PutDown"; sleep 0.5; [_this select 0, flagAnimationPhase (_this select 0) + 0.2, 0.2] call BIS_fnc_animateFlag; _this select 0 removeAction (_this select 2); }, "", 10, true, true, "", "_this distance2D _target < 2" ]; }; private _flag = createVehicle ["Flag_BI_F", player getRelPos [10, 0], [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"]; [_flag, 0, true] call BIS_fnc_animateFlag; _flag call fnc_addFlagAction; [ _flag, "FlagAnimationDone", { if (_this select 1 > 0.9) exitWith { [_this select 0, "FlagAnimationDone"] call BIS_fnc_removeAllScriptedEventHandlers; removeAllActions (_this select 0); }; _this select 0 call fnc_addFlagAction; } ] call BIS_fnc_addScriptedEventHandler;