addMPEventHandler

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Description

Description:
Adds MP event handler (EH) to the given object and returns EH handle.
MP event handlers are added globally to every client on network in multiplayer and will fire on every client too upon event. If EH has some data to return upon event (e.g. the "MPKilled" EH will return an array with 2 elements: the killed unit, and the killer), it is passed in _this variable.

Since Arma 3 v.1.63.137807 the EH handle is also stored in _thisEventHandler variable and is available during EH code execution.

For more information, see Event Handlers/addMPEventHandler.
Groups:
MultiplayerEvent Handlers

Syntax

Syntax:
object addMPEventHandler [type, expression]
Parameters:
object: Object - object to monitor
type: String - event handler name
expression: String or Code - expression to execute
Return Value:
Number

Examples

Example 1:
_index = player addMPEventHandler ["MPKilled", { _this execVM "playerKilled.sqf"; }];

Additional Information

See also:
EventHandlers listremoveMPEventHandlerremoveAllMPEventHandlers

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Posted on May 8, 2015 - 12:24 (UTC)
Killzone Kid
MP EHs are added on every PC and execute on every PC, apart from MPRespawn, that only executes at the locality where unit respawns.