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|x1= <code>_base = [[getMissionLayerEntities]] "Base";</code>
|x1= <code>_base = [[getMissionLayerEntities]] "Base";</code>
|= EXAMPLE1  
|= EXAMPLE1  
|x2= <code>[[waitUntil]] {([[player]] [[distance]] _someObject) > 800};
{
[[deleteVehicle]] [[_x]];
} [[forEach]] (('''getMissionLayerEntities''' "Simple Objects") [[select]] 0);//Deletes all objects within that layer after the player is over 800m away from _someObject</code>
|= EXAMPLE2
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Revision as of 17:33, 26 October 2016

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Description

Description:
Returns all entities within specific Eden Editor layer. To be used when the scenario is running, not in the editor workspace. Useful for disabling / enabling whole parts of the scenario which you add to specific layer while editing.
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
getMissionLayerEntities layerName
Parameters:
layerName: String - layer name in the editor. If multiple layers with the same name are present in the scenario, the first found one is used.
Return Value:
Array in format [objects:Array, markers:Array]

Examples

Example 1:
_base = getMissionLayerEntities "Base";
Example 2:
waitUntil {(player distance _someObject) > 800}; { deleteVehicle _x; } forEach ((getMissionLayerEntities "Simple Objects") select 0);//Deletes all objects within that layer after the player is over 800m away from _someObject

Additional Information

See also:
get3DENLayerEntities

Notes

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Notes


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Posted on October 26, 2016 - 15:27 (UTC)
Revo
After an object was deleted from a layer, getMissionLayerEntities will return <NULL-object> for the deleted object.

Version: 1.65
Build: 139010