addAction

Operation Flashpoint to Take On Helicopters

Arma 3

1.101.001.001.501.00

GAGlobalLELocal

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Description

Description:

Adds an entry to the action menu of an object. The action can only be activated when in proximity to the object and looking at it. Adding an action to the player makes that action available to the player at all times. For event handling of user interaction see inGameUISetEventHandler.

Multiplayer:

The command will be ignored on dedicated servers, probably because no UI exists.

Problems:

Due to a bug in Operation Flashpoint, actions added via addAction do not get properly updated after mounting vehicles. When several actions are available while mounting a vehicle and it drives away from the actions' position, they will still be shown in the menu until dismounting/boarding the vehicle again.

Groups:

Interaction

Syntax

Syntax:

object addAction [title, script, arguments, priority, showWindow, hideOnUse, shortcut, condition, positionInModel, radius, radiusView, showIn3D, available, textDefault, textToolTip]

Parameters:

object: Object - Unit, vehicle or static object. No agents!

title: String - The action name which is displayed in the action menu, may contain Structured Text. Because of that < and > symbols will be interpreted as opening and closing XML tags. To avoid this use &lt; for < and &gt; for >. The title text appearance can be changed with setUserActionText

script: String - path to the script file, relative to the mission folder. It will run in scheduled environment, i.e. it is ok to use sleep. Parameters array passed to the script upon activation in _this variable is:

params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];

• target: Object - the object which the action is assigned to
• caller: Object - the unit that activated the action
• actionID: Number - activated action's ID (same as addAction's return value)
• arguments: Anything - arguments given to the script if you are using the extended syntax

since 1.00

arguments: Anything - (Optional, default nil) arguments to pass to the script. Accessible with _this select 3 inside the script. If Array is used as an argument for example, its first element reference would be _this select 3 select 0

since 1.00

priority: Number - (Optional, default 1.5) Priority value of the action. Actions will be arranged in descending order according to this value. Every game action has a preset priority value. Value can be negative or decimal fraction. Actions with same values will be arranged in order which they were made, newest at the bottom. The bigger the number the higher the action will be positioned on the menu. Typical range is 0 to 6

since 1.00

showWindow: Boolean - (Optional, default true) If set to true, players see "Titletext" at mid-lower screen, as they approach the object. Only the title text for the action with highest priority and showWindow set to true will be shown

since 1.00

hideOnUse: Boolean - (Optional, default true) If set to true, it will hide the action menu after selecting it. If set to false, it will leave the action menu open and visible after selecting the action, leaving the same action highlighted, for the purpose of allowing you to re-select that same action quickly, or to select another action

since 1.00

shortcut: String - (Optional, default "") One of the key names defined in bin.pbo (e.g. "moveForward"). Adding available shortcut will bind corresponding keyboard key to this action. Shortcut availability can be tested with inputAction command

since 1.00

condition: String - (Optional, default "true") Expression that must return true for the action to be shown. Special variables passed to the script code are:

• _target: Object - The object to which action is attached or, if the object is a unit inside of vehicle, the vehicle
• _this: Object - Caller person to whom the action is shown (or not shown if condition returns false)
• _originalTarget: Object - The original object to which the action is attached, regardless if the object/unit is in a vehicle or not

⚠

• condition is evaluated on each frame in unscheduled environment.
• condition is not evaluated if a dialog is open.
• If action is added to an object and not to the player, condition will only get evaluated if the player is closer than ~50m to the object surface and is looking at the object.
• If action is added to player, condition is evaluated all the time.

since 1.00

radius: Number - (Optional, default 50) Maximum 3D distance in meters between the activating unit's eyePos and the object's memoryPoint, selection or position. -1 disables the radius

since 1.00

radiusView: Number - (Optional, default unknown) Maximum distance in meters the cursor can be away from the 3D action to activate it. -1 disables this radius

since 1.00

showIn3D: Number - (Optional, default unknown) Condition for showing the action in 3D space. Can be combined e.g. 2 + 32

• 1 - show
• 2 - draw if unit is pilot
• 4 - draw if unit is inside vehicle
• 8 - draw if unit is outside vehicle
• 16 - draw if not in external camera
• 32 - draw if not in internal camera
• 64 - draw if not in gunner camera (turret optics)

since 1.00

available: Number - (Optional, default unknown) Condition for being able to activate the action. Can be combined e.g. 1 + 4

• 0 - disabled
• 1 - unit is pilot or copilot
• 2 - unit is inside target
• 4 - unit is not inside target

since 1.00

textDefault: String - (Optional, default "") Structured Text which is shown as the 3D action (so it can be an icon), or in the center of the screen when the action is highlighted in the action menu for a 2D action

since 1.00

textToolTip: String - (Optional, default "") Structured Text which is faded in under the textDefault when hovering over the action in 3D space

Return Value:

Number - The added action's ID. Action can be removed with removeAction (see also removeAllActions). IDs are incrementing, the first given action to each unit has the ID 0, the second the ID 1, etc. IDs are also passed to the called script (see script parameter)

Examples

Example 1:

// short and sweet player addAction ["a useless action that does nothing", {}]; player addAction ["<t color='#FF0000'>This Useless Action Is RED</t>", {hint "RED"}]; player addAction ["Hint Hello!", { hint format ["Hello %1!", name player] }]; player addAction ["String Exec", "hint 'this is also compiled'"];

Example 2:

_actionID = player addAction ["Exec the file", "scriptFile.sqf"];

scriptFile.sqf:

hint str _this;

Example 3:

Take On Helicopters:

_heli addAction [ "Test", "myTest.sqf", "", 1, true, true, "", "true", "display1", 2, 0.25, 9, 0, "<img image='\HSim\UI_H\data\ui_action_autohover_ca.paa' size='1.8' shadow=0 />", "<br />My test tooltip" ];

Additional Information

See also:

actionIDs actionParams setUserActionText inGameUISetEventHandler showHUD inputAction removeActionremoveAllActionsaction

Notes

Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
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0.50

GAGlobalLELocal

Hover & click on the images for description

Description

Description:

Adds an entry to the action menu of an object. The action can only be activated when in proximity to the object and looking at it. Adding an action to the player makes that action available to the player at all times. For event handling of user interaction see inGameUISetEventHandler.

Multiplayer:

The command will be ignored on dedicated servers, probably because no UI exists.

Groups:

Interaction

Syntax

Syntax:

object addAction [title, script, arguments, priority, showWindow, hideOnUse, shortcut, condition, radius, unconscious, selection, memoryPoint]

Parameters:

object: Object - unit, vehicle or static object. No agents and simple objects!

title: String - the action name displayed in the action menu, may contain Structured Text. Because of that < and > symbols will be interpreted as opening and closing XML tags. To avoid this use &lt; for < and &gt; for >. The title text appearance can be changed with setUserActionText

script: String or Code - either path to the script file, relative to the mission folder or string with code or the actual script code. If the string is a path to script file, the script file must have extension .SQS or .SQF. The script, whether it is a file or a code, will run in scheduled environment, i.e. it is ok to use sleep. Parameters array passed to the script upon activation in _this variable is:

params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"];

• target: Object - the object which the action is assigned to
• caller: Object - the unit that activated the action
• actionID: Number - activated action's ID (same as addAction's return value)
• arguments: Anything - arguments given to the script if you are using the extended syntax

arguments: Anything - (Optional, default nil) arguments to pass to the script. Accessible with _this select 3 inside the script. If Array is used as an argument for example, its first element reference would be _this select 3 select 0

priority: Number - (Optional, default 1.5) priority value of the action. Actions will be arranged in descending order according to this value. Every game action has a preset priority value. Value can be negative or decimal fraction. Actions with same values will be arranged in order which they were made, newest at the bottom. The bigger the number the higher the action will be positioned on the menu. Typical range is 0 to 6

showWindow: Boolean - (Optional, default true) if set to true, players see "Titletext" at mid-lower screen, as they approach the object. Only the title text for the action with highest priority and showWindow set to true will be shown

hideOnUse: Boolean - (Optional, default true) if set to true, it will hide the action menu after selecting it. If set to false, it will leave the action menu open and visible after selecting the action, leaving the same action highlighted, for the purpose of allowing you to re-select that same action quickly, or to select another action

shortcut: String - (Optional, default "") One of the key names defined in bin.pbo (e.g. "moveForward"). Adding available shortcut will bind corresponding keyboard key to this action. Shortcut availability can be tested with inputAction command

condition: String - (Optional, default "true") expression that must return true for the action to be shown. Special variables passed to the script code are:

• _target: Object - The object to which action is attached or, if the object is a unit inside of vehicle, the vehicle
• _this: Object - Caller person to whom the action is shown (or not shown if condition returns false)
• _originalTarget: Object - The original object to which the action is attached, regardless if the object/unit is in a vehicle or not
• _actionId: Number - checked action's ID (same as addAction's return value)

⚠

If the player is the group leader, has an action added to them, and selects a subordinate, _this alternatively switches between the player and this selected unit - RPT logging Unknown attribute itemsCmd in the process.

⚠

• condition is evaluated on each frame in unscheduled environment.
• condition is not evaluated if a dialog is open.
• If action is added to an object and not to the player, condition will only get evaluated if the player is closer than ~50m to the object surface and is looking at the object.
• If action is added to player, condition is evaluated all the time.

since 1.64

radius: Number - (Optional, default 50) maximum 3D distance in meters between the activating unit's eyePos and object's memoryPoint, selection or position. -1 disables the radius; hardcoded limit is 50

since 1.64

unconscious: Boolean - (Optional, default false) if true will be shown to incapacitated player. See also setUnconscious and lifeState

since 1.70

selection: String - (Optional, default "") object's geometry LOD's named selection

since 1.82

memoryPoint: String - (Optional, default "") object's memory point. If selection is supplied, memoryPoint is not used

Return Value:

Number - The added action's ID. Action can be removed with removeAction (see also removeAllActions). IDs are incrementing, the first given action to each unit has the ID 0, the second the ID 1, etc. IDs are also passed to the called script (see script parameter)

Examples

Example 1:

// short and sweet player addAction ["a useless action that does nothing", {}]; player addAction ["<t color='#FF0000'>This Useless Action Is RED</t>", { hint "RED" }]; player addAction ["Hint Hello!", { hint format ["Hello %1!", name player] }]; player addAction ["String Exec", "hint 'this is also compiled'"];

Example 2:

_actionID = player addAction ["Exec the file", "scriptFile.sqf"];

scriptFile.sqf:

hint str _this;

Example 3:

// create object on the server and add action to the object on every client if (isServer) then { private _object = "some_obj_class" createVehicle [1234, 1234, 0]; [_object, ["Greetings!", { hint "Hello!"; }]] remoteExec ["addAction"]; // Note: does not return action id };

Example 4:

Default parameters:

this addAction [ "title", { params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"]; }, nil, 1.5, true, true, "", "true", // _target, _this, _originalTarget 50, false, "", "" ];

Example 5:

Default parameters with comments:

this addAction [ "title", // title { params ["_target", "_caller", "_actionId", "_arguments"]; // script }, nil, // arguments 1.5, // priority true, // showWindow true, // hideOnUse "", // shortcut "true", // condition 50, // radius false, // unconscious "", // selection "" // memoryPoint ];

Additional Information

See also:

actionIDs actionParams setUserActionText inGameUISetEventHandler showHUD inputAction removeActionremoveAllActionsactionBIS_fnc_holdActionAdd

Notes

Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
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Dedmen - c

Posted on May 02, 2018 - 13:44 (UTC)

If you want to replicate vanilla Actions like "Treat yourself" where the scroll menu only shows text and it displays the icon mid-screen you can use

private _actionId = player addAction ["Heal", {}]; player setUserActionText [_actionId, "Heal", "<img size='2' image='\a3\ui_f\data\IGUI\Cfg\Actions\heal_ca'/>"];

PierreMGI - c

Posted on May 12, 2020 - 10:42 (UTC)

addAction on unit or player stays on corpse after kill. So this action is lost for the new body after respawn. If you want a persistent addAction, you need to add it in the respawn script (onPlayerRespawn.sqf or addMissionEventHandler "entityRespawned" or addMPEventHandler "MPrespawn"... You can use removeAllActions on corpse.

Leopard20 - c

Posted on Aug 28, 2022 - 21:52 (UTC)

If the server blocks execVM in CfgRemoteExec, you can't use path to script:

_obj addAction ["Test", "path\script.sqf"]; // "path\script.sqf" won't execute

You can, however, do this:

_obj addAction ["Test", {_this spawn compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "path\script.sqf"}];

But it's recommended to use functions if the script is called frequently.