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Revision as of 16:31, 20 January 2022

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Description

Description:
Checks if given person is a player. Returns true for headless clients as well.
While identity still exists on the dead body of a player, the alternative syntax will return true.
In some cases, the identity of certain player units might fail to propagate to other clients and the server, which causes isPlayer and getPlayerUID to incorrectly return false and "", respectively, where the affected units are not local.[1] Therefore, beware of false negatives.
Groups:
Multiplayer

Syntax

Syntax:
isPlayer unit
Parameters:
unit: Object
Return Value:
Boolean

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:
isPlayer [person]
Parameters:
[person]: Array
person: Object - dead or alive player
Return Value:
Boolean - true if is/was player

Examples

Example 1:
if (isPlayer _Soldier1) then { _soldier1 setDamage 1; };
Example 2:
_playerCount = { isPlayer _x } count playableUnits;
Example 3:
private _wasPlayer = isPlayer [_deadBody]; // returns true if _deadBody's identity still exists and was controlled by a player

Additional Information

See also:
player playableSlotsNumberplayableUnitsplayersNumber

Notes

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Only post proven facts here! Add Note
Kronzky - c
Posted on Aug 01, 2006 - 00:00 (UTC)
This is not the same as testing object == player, because in MP it tests for any player, not only for the local one. If object is a vehicle, the test is done for the vehicle commander.