action

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Description

Description:

Make a unit to perform an action. Use the List of Actions for reference about the available actions and their syntax.

NOTES:

• While this command should be executed where unit is local, it is not always the case. Actions such as "Eject", "GetOut", "GetInXXXX", "MoveToXXXX", etc can be executed on remote units.
• In SP, when user Alt+Tabs the simulation is paused and so the action will also halt until user returns to the game. For example, player action ["GetInDriver", car] executed while user is Alt+Tabbed will result in user seeing the action happening when he returns to the game screen. This doesn't happen in MP.

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Syntax

Syntax:

unit action actionArray

Parameters:

unit: Object

actionArray: Array

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

player action ["SitDown", player];

Example 2:

_soldier action ["Eject", vehicle _soldier];

Additional Information

See also:

actionIDsactionParamsaddActionsetUserActionTextinGameUISetEventHandlershowHUDinputActionremoveActionremoveAllActions

Notes

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Notes

Posted on 28 Aug, 2009

tom_48_97

In ArmA 2, you can place a unique unit (for example a boat, far of all combats) and use it for all command lines with action.

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Posted on March 27, 2015 - 17:57 (UTC)

DreadedEntity

This command has no effect when a dead unit is used as input.

Posted on June 27, 2017 - 02:15 (UTC)

DrSova

player action ["SWITCHWEAPON",player,player,-1] Switching weapon to the back.