compileFinal: Difference between revisions

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Description:

Compiles an expression and makes it final, preventing it from:

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This feature is only available in the retail version of Arma 3.

Groups:

Strings

Example 1:: MyCode = compileFinal "a = a + 1"; call MyCode; // Repeated compile won't have any effect MyCode = compileFinal "a = a + 2"; // Duplicate code will be final as well MyDuplicateCode = MyCode;
Example 2:: MyCode = compileFinal { systemChat "Hello World!"; };

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: Posted on August 14, 2013
AgentRev: When broadcasting a compileFinal'ed variable using publicVariable or its variants, the variable also becomes final on the other client(s) and/or the server. Also, compileFinal does not prevent event handlers from being removed or overwritten.

: Posted on May 27, 2017 - 11:58 (UTC)
IT07: in Arma 3 1.70.141838, compileFinal also works for profileNamespace and uiNamespace. But be careful with that.

: Posted on October 23, 2020 - 10:39 (UTC)
Dscha: Change with Arma 3 Patch 2.00, compileFinal is now unable to store code type variables in profileNamespace!

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 |gr1= Strings
-|descr= Compile expression and makes it final, preventing it from:
+|descr= Compiles an expression and makes it final, preventing it from:
-* repeated [[compile]] or [[compileFinal]]
+* Being modified by [[compile]] or [[compileFinal]]
-* removal by [[nil]]
+* Being removed with [[nil]]
-* remote rewrite using [[publicVariable]], [[publicVariableClient]] and [[publicVariableServer]]
+* Being modified by [[publicVariable]], [[publicVariableClient]] or [[publicVariableServer]]
-{{Feature|informative|This feature is only available in retail version of {{arma3}}.}}
+{{Feature|informative|This feature is only available in the retail version of {{arma3}}.}}
-|s1= [[compileFinal]]  expression
+|s1= [[compileFinal]] expression
-|p1= expression: [[String]]
+|p1= expression: [[String]] or [[Code]] (since {{GVI|arma3|2.14}})
 |r1= [[Code]]
 |x1= <sqf>
-myCode = compileFinal "a = a + 1";
+MyCode = compileFinal "a = a + 1";
-call myCode;
+call MyCode;
 // Repeated compile won't have any effect
-myCode = compileFinal "a = a + 2";
+MyCode = compileFinal "a = a + 2";
 // Duplicate code will be final as well
-myDuplicateCode = myCode;
+MyDuplicateCode = MyCode;
 </sqf>
-|seealso= [[compile]] [[call]] [[spawn]] [[isFinal]]
+|x2= <sqf>
+MyCode = compileFinal {
+	systemChat "Hello World!";
+};
+</sqf>
+|seealso= [[compile]] [[compileScript]] [[isFinal]] [[call]] [[spawn]]
 }}