addAction

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Description

Description:

Add an entry to the action menu on the position of an object. The action entry is usable for anyone, but can only be activated on the position of the object that it's assigned to. Parameters of the called script: An array of parameters is passed to the called script: [unit, caller, ID]

• unit: Object - the unit which the action is assigned to
• caller: Object - the unit that activated the action
• ID: Integer - ID of the activated action

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

unit addAction [title, filename]

Parameters:

unit: Object - unit or object to assign the action to

title: String - the title which is displayed in the action menu

filename: String - path to the script that is called when the action is activated. Relative to the mission folder

Return Value:

Integer positive The ID of the action is returned, IDs are incrementing. The first given action to each unit has got the ID 0, the second the ID 1 etc. ID's are also passed to the called script and used to remove an action with removeAction.

Examples

Example 1:

genAct = generator addAction ["Switch generator on", "activate_generator.sqs"]

activate_generator.sqs :

_gen = _this select 0
_id = _this select 2
; remove the action once it is activated
_gen removeAction _id

Known Problems Due to a bug in OFP actions added via addAction don't get updated properly after mounting vehicles. When you have several actions available while mounting a vehicle and drive away from the actions' position, they'll still be shown in the menu until you dismount and remount the vehicle. There are work-arounds mentioned on the OFPEC Forums

Additional Information

See also:

removeAction

Notes

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Old Notes (temporary):

Params passed by an action to the executed script: [(object action was attached to), (unit that activated action), (index of action)] So an example of an action-based script goes like this: _obj = _this select 0 _man = _this select 1 _index = _this select 2 If you want to remove the action from the object immediately after it's triggered, use this line along with the above: _obj removeAction _index An easy way to keep track of and remove actions is to store the IDs of the actions in variables. This can be accomplished by doing the following: myaction = player addAction ["Hello", "hello.sqs"] This stores the action's ID in the global variable "myaction" and assists in keeping track of the action ID. To remove the above action, you would use the following line: player removeAction myaction