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Description:: Returns the player's side. This is valid even when the player controlled person is dead (a difference from side player).

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playerSide will not change automatically if player joins a group on different side. However, selectPlayer command can and does change playerSide, so the following code will change the side of the player including playerSide:
private _player = player; [player] join createGroup east; selectNoPlayer; selectPlayer _player;
hint str playerSide; // EAST
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Example 1:: if (side man1 == playerSide) then { hint "man1 is on your side!"; };
Example 2:: switch (playerSide) do { case west: { hint "You are BLUFOR"; }; case east: { hint "You are OPFOR"; }; };

See also:: Side side west east resistance civilian sideLogic sideFriendly sideEnemy sideUnknown sideEmpty sideAmbientLife Side relations

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Posted on 27 Jan, 2008
Dr_Eyeball: playerSide defaults to west for JIP players early on during initialization regardless of their side.
So if you are a JIP player on another side (like east), you will need to cater for this for any early initializations.; Posted on 13 Oct, 2008
Dr_Eyeball: playerSide also shows your starting side, even if your side changes to enemy due to a bad rating. In that case, playerSide != side player.

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-| Returns the player's [[Side|side]]. This is valid even when the player controlled person is dead (a difference from [[side]] [[player]]). |= Description
+| Returns the player's [[Side|side]]. This is valid even when the player controlled person is dead (a difference from [[side]] [[player]]).<br><br>
+{{Informative | [[playerSide]] will not change automatically if [[player]] [[join]]s a [[group]] on different [[side]]. However, [[selectPlayer]] command can and does change [[playerSide]], so the following code will change the side of the player including [[playerSide]]:
+<code>[[private]] _player <nowiki>=</nowiki> [[player]];
+<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[player]]] [[join]] [[createGroup]] [[east]];
+[[selectNoPlayer]];
+[[selectPlayer]] _player;
+[[hint]] [[str]] [[playerSide]]; // EAST</code>}} |= Description
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