serverCommand

1.051.501.000.50

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Description

Description:

Executes the given server command.

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• Available commands for execution can be found with serverCommandAvailable
• Commands that can be executed can be found with serverCommandExecutable

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If serverCommand is executed on a client, it must be executed from UI context, such as "onButtonDown" or similar events (see User Interface Event Handlers).

Groups:

Multiplayer

Syntax

Syntax:

serverCommand command

Parameters:

command : String

Return Value:

Boolean - false if a non valid command is used ("#blah"), false otherwise (was always true before 1.40)

1.40SEServer

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

password serverCommand command

Parameters:

password : String - case-sensitive password defined in server.cfg with serverCommandPassword param

command : String - server command

Return Value:

Boolean - false if command failed at some stage. true doesn't mean that command succeeded.

Examples

Example 1:

serverCommand "#logout";

Example 2:

Create button on the main map which will show userlist to anyone who clicks on it:

with uiNamespace do { private _ctrl = findDisplay 12 ctrlCreate ["RscButton", -1]; _ctrl ctrlSetPosition [0,0,0.5,0.1]; _ctrl ctrlSetText "USERLIST"; _ctrl ctrlCommit 0; _ctrl ctrlAddEventHandler ["ButtonDown", { serverCommand "#userlist"; }]; };

Example 3:

serverCommand format ["#kick %1",_name];

Example 4:

private _passwordWasOK = "MyServerCommandPassword" serverCommand "#lock";

Additional Information

See also:

serverCommandAvailable serverCommandExecutable admin isUIContext

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