BIS fnc highlightControl: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:32, 8 November 2023

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Description:: Highlights given control by drawing a border around it and letting it pulsate. The effect is visible until explicitly removed.
Execution:: call
Groups:: GUI

Syntax:: [displayOrControl, thickness] call BIS_fnc_highlightControl
Parameters:: displayOrControl: Control - Can be a Control or a Display. When a display is passed as parameter, the function will delete the previously created highlight control on that given display.
: thickness: Number - (Optional, default 20) thickness of the border
Return Value:: Control - Returns the created highlight control.

Example 1:: [findDisplay 313 displayCtrl 1023] call BIS_fnc_highlightControl; // highlights the play button in Eden Editor [findDisplay 313] call BIS_fnc_highlightControl; // removes the previously created highlight effect
Example 2:: [] spawn { disableSerialization; private _ctrlHighlight = [findDisplay 313 displayCtrl 1023),5] call BIS_fnc_highlightControl; sleep 2; ctrlDelete _ctrlHighlight; }; // highlights the play button in Eden Editor and removes the effect after two seconds

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 |p1= displayOrControl: [[Control]] - Can be a [[Control]] or a [[Display]]. When a display is passed as parameter, the function will delete the previously created highlight control on that given display.
-|p2= thickness: [[Number]] - (Optional, default 20) Thickness of the border
+|p2= thickness: [[Number]] - (Optional, default 20) thickness of the border
 |r1= [[Control]] - Returns the created highlight control.