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{{ | {{Feature|important|Up until [[{{arma2oa}}]] v1.60, the result always consisted of a [[str|stringified]] number (see [[getPlayerUIDOld]]), but always had to be considered and processed as a [[String]].<!-- | ||
--> Converting it to a [[Number]] could cause precision problems, as [[Number]] cannot accurately represent integers above 16777216 (2<sup>24</sup>).<!-- | --> Converting it to a [[Number]] could cause precision problems, as [[Number]] cannot accurately represent integers above 16777216 (2<sup>24</sup>).<!-- | ||
--> Moreover, games since [[{{arma2oa}}]] v1.61 provide a value that is not all-numeric.}} | --> Moreover, games since [[{{arma2oa}}]] v1.61 provide a value that is not all-numeric.}} | ||
Revision as of 02:12, 7 February 2021
Description
- Description:
- Description needed
- Problems:
- 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 - see this bug report (GitHub). Therefore, beware of false negatives.
- Groups:
- Multiplayer
Syntax
- Syntax:
- Syntax needed
- Parameters:
- unit: Object
- Return Value:
- Return value needed
Examples
- Example 1:
private _uid = getPlayerUID player;
Additional Information
- See also:
- See also needed
Notes
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