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| Repeats [[Code]] while condition is [[true]]. A part of [[while]] [[do]] construct. |Description= | | Repeats [[Code]] while condition is [[true]]. A part of [[while]] [[do]] construct. |Description= | ||
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| [[Control Structures]], [[waitUntil]], [[for]], [[do]] |See also= | | [[Control Structures]], [[waitUntil]], [[for]], [[do]] |See also= | ||
Revision as of 04:15, 17 January 2021
Description
- Description:
- Repeats Code while condition is true. A part of while do construct.
- Groups:
- Program Flow
Syntax
- Syntax:
- while condition
- Parameters:
- condition: Code
- Return Value:
- While Type
Examples
- Example 1:
while {a < b} do {a = a + 1};- Example 2:
- A practical example: Repair all members of a group to such a level that they are able to stand up:
{ while {!canStand _x && alive _x} do { _x setDamage (damage _x - 0.01); }; } forEach units group unitname;
Additional Information
- See also:
- Control StructureswaitUntilfordo
Notes
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Notes
- Posted on May 14, 2008
- Kronzky
- The boolean code that's used to evaluate the while condition can be preceded by code that executes a regular command.
while {_a =_a + 1; _a < 10} do {...}
Bottom Section
- Posted on August 30, 2014 - 08:12 (UTC)
- Killzone Kid
- In non-scheduled environment, while do loop is limited to 10,000 iterations, after which it exits even if condition is still true. In scheduled environment no such limit exists.
Categories:
- Scripting Commands
- Introduced with Operation Flashpoint: Resistance version 1.85
- Operation Flashpoint: Resistance: New Scripting Commands
- Operation Flashpoint: Resistance: Scripting Commands
- Command Group: Program Flow
- Scripting Commands OFP 1.96
- Scripting Commands OFP 1.99
- ArmA: Armed Assault: Scripting Commands
- Arma 2: Scripting Commands
- Take On Helicopters: Scripting Commands
- Arma 3: Scripting Commands