getArray

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Description

Description:
Extract array from config entry.
Groups:
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Syntax

Syntax:
Array = getArray config
Parameters:
config: Config
Return Value:
Array

Examples

Example 1:
_array = getArray (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> "Thing" >> "threat")

Additional Information

See also:
configFileconfig/nameconfigNamecountgetTextgetNumberinheritsFromisArrayisClassisNumberisTextselect

Notes

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Notes

Posted on Mar 28, 2014 - 07:48
ffur2007slx2_5
In ArmA3 ver 1.14, it is recommended to use BIS_fnc_GetCfgData or BIS_fnc_returnConfigEntry to get variable cfg data rather than conditioning via isNumber, isText, isArray, getNumber, getText and getArray combination. E.g.
Traditional workaround: _cfg = configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _SomeAddonClassName >> "DestructionEffects" >> "Smoke1" >> "type" switch (true) do { case (isNumber _cfg): {getNumber _cfg}; case (isText _cfg): {getText _cfg}; case (isArray _cfg): {getArray _cfg;}; default {nil}; }; Recommended workaround: (configfile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _SomeAddonClassName >> "DestructionEffects" >> "Smoke1" >> "type") call bis_fnc_getcfgdata; To return default value once entry was not found, we can use BIS_fnc_returnConfigEntry instead of bis_fnc_getcfgdata. e.g. [(configfile >> "CannonFire" >> "LightExp"),"lifeTime",0] call BIS_fnc_returnConfigEntry;//0.5

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