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Description

Description:

Assigns the result of expression on the right to the variable on the left. Technically this is not a command and it is not listed in supportInfo. This is more of a compiler instruction. Also, you cannot do this a = b = c = 4;

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

= value

Parameters:

value: Anything

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

_value = 5 _mygroup = group player _greeting = "Hello!" _enemytank = mytank1

Additional Information

See also:

Operators

Notes

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Notes

Posted on December 15, 2006 - 05:27

Kronzky

A conditional assignment can be done via the following syntax: _msg = if (alive player) then {"you're alive"} else {"you're dead"}

Posted on June 22, 2009 - 16:27

Alef

It's possible to assign to numbers. Numbers values are not changed. Useful instead of assigning to nul or nil when a result is of no use. 0 = [player] execVM "myScript.sqf"