buttonSetAction

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Description

Description:

Set the action of a control of the currently active user dialog. The script statement is executed on button release and _this is available, but contains ""; See Arma: GUI Configuration for more information about user dialogs. Works with:

Groups:

GUI Control

Syntax

Syntax:: buttonSetAction [idc, action]
Parameters:: idc: Number - Button IDC
: action: String - SQS code body that should be executed when the button/active text is clicked
Return Value:: Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:: control buttonSetAction action
Parameters:: control: Control - Button control
: action: String - SQS code body that should be executed when the button/active text is clicked
Return Value:: Nothing

Examples

Example 1:: buttonSetAction [100, "player exec ""reply.sqs"""];
Example 2:: _ctrl buttonSetAction "if (alive bob) then {hint 'alive'} else {hint 'dead'}"; // SQF but SQS compatible, see SQS
Example 3:: Script is SQS_control buttonSetAction "hint format ['Is SQS: %1', !isNil '_time']";

Additional Information

See also:: buttonAction

Notes

: Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
Only post proven facts here! Add Note

: Posted on October 5, 2009 - 16:23
kungtotte: When using buttonSetAction for an ActiveText control from a script, you cannot use any variables local to the script in it.
/* This will print 'any bar' in the hint box, since _foo has no value according to buttonSetAction */ _foo = "foo"; buttonSetAction [100, "hint format [""%1 bar"", _foo];"];
: Posted on February 15, 2016 - 10:15 (UTC)
Molaron: This command does not overwrite the button's action that was set via "action" in the .hpp of the dialog

: Posted on June 11, 2016 - 19:24 (UTC)
Nomisum: To use variables local to the defining script, a syntax like the one below needs to be used:
_foo = "foo"; buttonSetAction [100, format ["hint '%1 bar'", _foo]];
works! thanks to Kronzky for commenting this workaround in the VBS wiki