preloadObject: Difference between revisions

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Description

Description:: Preloads all textures, materials and proxies needed to render given object. Works with objects and classnames - note that classnames require an object instance in the mission.
Groups:: Object Manipulation

Syntax

Syntax:

distance preloadObject object

Parameters:

distance: Number - distance at which preload the object

object: Object or String

Object - existing object
String - object classname - an object of that type must exist in the mission for it to have effect

Return Value:

Boolean - true when preload is finished

Examples

Example 1:: [] spawn { waitUntil { 10 preloadObject "SoldierW" }; hint "Preload finished"; };
Example 2:: [] spawn { waitUntil { 10 preloadObject leader player }; hint "Preload finished"; };

Additional Information

See also:: preloadCamera preloadSound preloadTitleObj preloadTitleRsc

Notes

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 {{RV|type=command
-| arma1
+|game1= ofpe
+|version1= 1.00
-|1.00
+|game2= arma1
+|version2= 1.00
+|game3= arma2
+|version3= 1.00
+|game4= arma2oa
+|version4= 1.50
+|game5= tkoh
+|version5= 1.00
+|game6= arma3
+|version6= 0.50
 |gr1= Object Manipulation
-| Preloads all textures, materials and proxies needed to render given object. Works with both class names and objects. Returns true once all data is loaded and ready.<br><br>
+|descr= Preloads all textures, materials and proxies needed to render given object. Works with objects and classnames - note that classnames require an object instance in the mission.
-{{Important | At least one object of the given classname has to be present in the current mission in order for alternative syntax version of the command to have any effect}}
-| distance '''preloadObject''' object
+|s1= distance [[preloadObject]] object
 |p1= distance: [[Number]] -  distance at which preload the object
-|p2 = object: [[Object]] - existing object
-| [[Boolean]] - [[true]] when preload is finished
+|p2= object: [[Object]] or [[String]]
+* [[Object]] - existing object
+* [[String]] - object classname - an object of that type '''must''' exist in the mission for it to have effect
-|s2 = distance '''preloadObject''' classname
+|r1= [[Boolean]] - [[true]] when preload is finished
-|p21= distance: [[Number]]  -  distance at which preload the object
+|x1= <sqf>[] spawn
-|p22 = classname: [[String]] - classname of the object
-| r2 = [[Boolean]] - [[true]] when preload is finished
-|x1= <code>[] [[spawn]]
 {
-	[[waitUntil]] {10 [[preloadObject]] "SoldierW"};
+	waitUntil { 10 preloadObject "SoldierW" };
-	[[hint]] "Preload finished";
+	hint "Preload finished";
-};</code>
+};</sqf>
-|x2= <code>[] [[spawn]]
+|x2= <sqf>[] spawn
 {
-	[[waitUntil]] {10 [[preloadObject]] [[leader]] [[player]]};
+	waitUntil { 10 preloadObject leader player };
-	[[hint]] "Preload finished";
+	hint "Preload finished";
-};</code>
+};</sqf>
-|   [[preloadCamera]], [[preloadSound]], [[preloadTitleObj]], [[preloadTitleRsc]]
+|seealso= [[preloadCamera]] [[preloadSound]] [[preloadTitleObj]] [[preloadTitleRsc]]
 }}
-[[Category:Scripting Commands|PRELOADOBJECT]]
-{{GameCategory|ofpe|Scripting Commands}}
-{{GameCategory|arma1|Scripting Commands}}
-{{GameCategory|arma2|Scripting Commands}}
-{{GameCategory|arma3|Scripting Commands}}
-{{GameCategory|tkoh|Scripting Commands}}