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Description

Description:

Check if given unit is local on the computer in multiplayer games - see Multiplayer Scripting - Locality.
This can be used to determine on which computer some code must be run. In single player all objects are local.

Multiplayer:

A few things to note amongst others:

A game logic / module is always local to the server
Terrain objects are local to every machine

Groups:

Multiplayer

Syntax

Syntax:: local object
Parameters:: object: Object or Group (since 1.32)
Return Value:: Boolean

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:: local variable = value From Arma 2 v1.00 until Arma 3 v1.54 - see private for later versions
Return Value:: Nothing

Examples

Example 1:: if (not local _unit) then { hint format ["%1 is remote", name _unit]; };
Example 2:: _isLocalGroup = local group _unit;
Example 3:: Sets variable's scope:// from Arma 2 v1.00 until Arma 3 v1.54 local _myVariable = 42; // since Arma 3 v1.54 private _myVariable = 42;

Additional Information

See also:: ‎"Local" Event Handler owner setOwner

Notes

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@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 |arg= global
-|descr= Check if given unit is local on the computer in Multiplayer games - see [[Multiplayer Scripting#Locality|Multiplayer Scripting - Locality]].<br>
+|descr= Check if given unit is local on the computer in multiplayer games - see {{HashLink|Multiplayer Scripting#Locality}}.<br>
-This can be used to determine on which computer some code must be run. In Single player all objects are local.
+This can be used to determine on which computer some code must be run. In single player all objects are local.
-|mp= A few things to note [[Multiplayer Scripting#General information about locality
+|mp= A few things to note [[Multiplayer Scripting#General information about locality|amongst others]]:
-|descr=amongst others]]:
 * A game logic / module is always local to the server
 * Terrain objects are local to every machine
@@ Line 37: / Line 35: @@
 |s1= [[local]] object
-|p1= object: [[Object]] or [[Group]] (since Arma 3 v1.32)
+|p1= object: [[Object]] or [[Group]] (since {{GVI|arma3|1.32|size= 0.75}})
 |r1= [[Boolean]]
-|s2= [[local]] variable = value <span style="margin-left: 7em">{{Color|red|From {{arma2}} until {{arma3}} v1.54}} - see '''[[private]]''' for later versions</span>
+|s2= [[local]] variable = value <span style="margin-left: 7em">'''{{Color|red|From {{arma2}} v1.00 until {{arma3}} v1.54}}''' - see '''[[private]]''' for later versions</span>
 |r2= [[Nothing]]
-|x1= <code>[[if]] ([[not]] [[local]] _unit) [[then]] {
+|x1= <code>[[if]] ([[not]] [[local]] _unit) [[then]]
+{
 	[[hint]] [[format]] ["%1 is remote", [[name]] _unit];
 };</code>
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 |x2= <code>_isLocalGroup = [[local]] [[group]] _unit;</code>
-|x3= Sets variable's [[Variables#Scopes|scope]]:<code>{{cc|From {{arma2}} until {{arma3}} v1.54}}
+|x3= Sets variable's [[Variables#Scopes|scope]]:<code>{{cc|from {{arma2}} v1.00 until {{arma3}} v1.54}}
 [[local]] _myVariable = 42;
-{{cc|Since {{arma3}} v1.54}}
+{{cc|since {{arma3}} v1.54}}
 [[private]] _myVariable = 42;</code>
 |seealso= ‎[[Arma 3: Event Handlers#Local|"Local" Event Handler]], [[owner]], [[setOwner]]
 }}