select

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Description

Description:

Selects an element from an array, config entry from Config or substring from a string (since ["Arma 3","Arma3",127,126674,"Development"]).

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Syntax 1

Syntax:

array select index

Parameters:

array : Array

index: Number - Index 0 denotes the first element, 1 the second, etc. If index has decimal places it gets rounded down for fractions less than or equal .5, otherwise it gets rounded up.

Return Value:

Anything

Syntax 2

Syntax:

array select boolean

Parameters:

array : Array

boolean: Boolean - true => 1, false => 0

Return Value:

Anything

Syntax 3

Syntax:

config select index

Parameters:

config : Config

index: Number - Index 0 denotes the first element, 1 the second, etc. If index has decimal places it gets rounded down for fractions less than or equal .5, otherwise it gets rounded up.

Return Value:

Config

Syntax 4

Syntax:

string select [start, length]

Parameters:

string: String

[start, length]: Array

start: Number - String position to start selection from. 0 denotes the first character of the string, 1 the second, etc. If passed number has decimal places it gets rounded down for fractions less than or equal .5, otherwise it gets rounded up.

length (optional): Number - Number of the string characters to select. If "length" is omitted, selection will be made from "start" to the end of the string.

Return Value:

String

Examples

Example 1:

[1,2,3,4] select 2; //result is 3 position player select 2; //result is Z coordinate of player position

Example 2:

["", currentWeapon player] select alive player; //if dead "" is selected

Example 3:

(configFile >> "cfgVehicles" >> typeOf vehicle player >> "Turrets") select 0 >> "gunnerAction";

Example 4:

hint str ("japa is the man!" select [8]); //the man! hint str ("japa is the man!" select [0,7]); //japa is

Additional Information

See also:

setresizereverseinfindtoArraytoStringforEachcount

Notes

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Notes

Posted on 3 March 2009

General Barron

When combined with the count command, this can be used to read all entries out of a config; even when you don't know exactly how many entries there will be. See the notes under count for more info.

Posted on 27 Sep, 2013

Killzone_Kid

Rounding of fractions with select is not the same as when you use round command: _roundThis = 0.5; hint str ([0,1] select _roundThis); //0 hint str round _roundThis; //1

Posted on 30 May, 2014 - 1549

ffur2007slx2_5

In ArmA3 ver 1.18, Boolean type supported. Which true defaulted as 1 and false as 0. [0,1] select (56 > 40) // 1 [0,1,2] select ((!isNil "v") && false) // 0

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Posted on August 28, 2014 - 20:06 (UTC)

Fett Li

STRING select ARRAY doens't seem to be implemented in ArmA 3 anymore as using it leads into scirpting error: " Error select: Type String, expected Array,Config entry Error in expression <"123" select [4]> Error position: <select [4]> Error Generic error in expression"