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Description:: Returns the player's side. This is valid even when the player controlled person is dead (a difference from side player).
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playerSide will not change automatically if player joins a group on different side. However, selectPlayer command can and does change playerSide - see Example 3 for information.
Groups:: Sides

Example 1:: if (side man1 == playerSide) then { hint "man1 is on your side!"; };
Example 2:: switch (playerSide) do { case west: { hint "You are BLUFOR"; }; case east: { hint "You are OPFOR"; }; };
Example 3:: the following code will change the side of the player including playerSide: private _player = player; [player] join createGroup east; selectNoPlayer; selectPlayer _player; hint str playerSide; // EAST

See also:: Side side west east resistance civilian sideLogic sideFriendly sideEnemy sideUnknown sideEmpty sideAmbientLife Side relations

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: Posted on 27 Jan, 2008
Dr_Eyeball: playerSide defaults to west for JIP players early on during initialization regardless of their side.
So if you are a JIP player on another side (like east), you will need to cater for this for any early initializations.

: Posted on 13 Oct, 2008
Dr_Eyeball: playerSide also shows your starting side, even if your side changes to enemy due to a bad rating. In that case, playerSide != side player.

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 [[hint]] [[str]] [[playerSide]]; {{cc|EAST}}</code>
-|seealso= [[Side]] [[side]], [[west]], [[east]], [[resistance]], [[civilian]], [[sideLogic]], [[sideFriendly]], [[sideEnemy]], [[sideUnknown]], [[sideEmpty]], [[sideAmbientLife]], [[Side relations]]
+|seealso= [[Side]] [[side]] [[west]], [[east]], [[resistance]], [[civilian]], [[sideLogic]], [[sideFriendly]], [[sideEnemy]], [[sideUnknown]], [[sideEmpty]], [[sideAmbientLife]], [[Side relations]]
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