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|descr= Returns entitiy's weapons information including weapon index and firemode.
|descr= Returns entitiy's weapons information including weapon index and firemode.


|s1= unit [[weaponsInfo]] [weapon, onlyLoaded]
|s1= unit [[weaponsInfo]] [weaponOrMuzzle, onlyLoaded]


|p1= unit: [[Object]] - person
|p1= unit: [[Object]] - person


|p2= weapon: [[String]] - name of the weapon (not muzzle) or "" to return all weapons
|p2= weaponOrMuzzle: [[String]] - name of the weapon or muzzle (returns whichever matches first) or "" to return all weapons


|p3= onlyLoaded (Optional): [[Boolean]] - [[true]] to return loaded weapons only. Default [[false]].
|p3= onlyLoaded (Optional): [[Boolean]] - [[true]] to return loaded weapons only. Default [[false]].


|r1= [[Array]] of [[Array]]s - weapons information in format <nowiki>[</nowiki>[weaponIndex, isSelected, weaponName, muzzleName, firemode, magazineName, ammoCount], ...] where:
|r1= [[Array]] of [[Array]]s (or an empty []) - weapons information in format <nowiki>[</nowiki>[weaponIndex, isSelected, weaponName, muzzleName, firemode, magazineName, ammoCount], ...] where:
* weaponIndex: [[Number]] - internal weapon index (changes frequently) used with "SwitchWeapon" and "UseWeapon" [[action]]s
* weaponIndex: [[Number]] - internal weapon index (changes frequently) used with "SwitchWeapon" and "UseWeapon" [[action]]s
* isSelected: [[Boolean]] - [[true]] if this weapon is currently selected
* isSelected: [[Boolean]] - [[true]] if this weapon is currently selected
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* ammoCount: [[Number]] - magazine ammo count or -1
* ammoCount: [[Number]] - magazine ammo count or -1


|x1= Find weapon with FullAuto firemode and switch to it: <code>[[private]] _weapons = [[player]] [[weaponsInfo]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[currentWeapon]] [[player]], [[true]]];
|x1= Find weapon with FullAuto firemode and switch to it: <code>[[private]] _weapons = [[player]] [[weaponsInfo]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[currentMuzzle]] [[player]], [[true]]];
[[private]] _found = _weapons [[findIf]] { _x [[select]] 4 == "FullAuto" };
[[private]] _found = _weapons [[findIf]] { _x [[select]] 4 == "FullAuto" };
[[if]] (_found > -1) [[then]] { [[action]] ["SwitchWeapon", [[player]], [[player]], _weapons [[select]] _found [[select]] 0] };</code>
[[if]] (_found > -1) [[then]] { [[action]] ["SwitchWeapon", [[player]], [[player]], _weapons [[select]] _found [[select]] 0] };</code>

Revision as of 12:32, 30 March 2022

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Only available in Development branch(es) until its release with Arma 3 patch v2.10.

Description

Description:
Returns entitiy's weapons information including weapon index and firemode.
Groups:
Weapons

Syntax

Syntax:
unit weaponsInfo [weaponOrMuzzle, onlyLoaded]
Parameters:
unit: Object - person
weaponOrMuzzle: String - name of the weapon or muzzle (returns whichever matches first) or "" to return all weapons
onlyLoaded (Optional): Boolean - true to return loaded weapons only. Default false.
Return Value:
Array of Arrays (or an empty []) - weapons information in format [[weaponIndex, isSelected, weaponName, muzzleName, firemode, magazineName, ammoCount], ...] where:
  • weaponIndex: Number - internal weapon index (changes frequently) used with "SwitchWeapon" and "UseWeapon" actions
  • isSelected: Boolean - true if this weapon is currently selected
  • weaponName: String - weapon name
  • muzzleName: String - muzzle name
  • firemode: String - firemode that is set for this 'weaponIndex'
  • magazineName: String - name of the loaded magazine or ""
  • ammoCount: Number - magazine ammo count or -1

Examples

Example 1:
Find weapon with FullAuto firemode and switch to it: private _weapons = player weaponsInfo [currentMuzzle player, true]; private _found = _weapons findIf { _x select 4 == "FullAuto" }; if (_found > -1) then { action ["SwitchWeapon", player, player, _weapons select _found select 0] };

Additional Information

See also:
weaponState weaponReloadingTime

Notes

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