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Revision as of 13:19, 26 July 2021
A string is a variable type that contains text. Possible length and characters depend on the game and its version.
Properties
| OFP | ArmA | Arma 2 | Arma 2:OA | TKOH | Arma 3 (before v1.56) | Arma 3 (since v1.56) | |
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| Max length | 2056 | No set limit | 9,999,999 to 10,000,000 (same as Array length) | ||||
| Encoding | ASCII | Unicode | |||||
| Code page | product language defined | UTF-8 | |||||
| "text" | 
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| 'text' | 
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| {text} |
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Commands and Functions
Single quote limitation
Other than double quotes ("text"), single quotes ('text') do not seem to support tabs:
_string = " "; copyToClipboard _string; diag_log format ["%1 %2 %3 x%4x", toArray _string, toArray copyFromClipboard, toArray (_string select [0]), _string]; /* return is good: "[9,10,9] [9,10,9] [9,10,9] x x" */
_string = ' '; copyToClipboard _string; diag_log format ["%1 %2 %3 x%4x", toArray _string, toArray copyFromClipboard, toArray (_string select [0]), _string]; /* return: "[9,10] [9,10] [9,10] x x" - second tab vanished */
Example courtesy of Rydygier
Examples
Quotes in quotes
private _string = "my string ""with"" quotes"; private _string = 'my string "with" quotes'; private _string = 'my string with quotes';
String formats
// Operation Flashpoint _string = "Hello there" // works _string = 'Hello there' // does NOT work _string = {Hello there} // works
// Since Armed Assault _string = "Hello there" // works _string = 'Hello there' // works _string = {Hello there} // does NOT work
Operators
private _finalString = "Hello" + " " + "there"; // outputs "Hello there" - the + sign concatenates strings
The only basic operator to be used on strings is "plus". You can use "plus" to concatenate two strings.
Conversion
private _value = 42; // this is a Number hint _value; // error - hint takes a String, not a Number hint format ["%1", _value]; // ok hint str _value; // ok - since Armed Assault