setInfoPanel

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Description

Description:: Opens given component or first component of given component type on specified info panel.
Groups:: Custom Panels

Syntax

Syntax:: setInfoPanel [infoPanelId, componentClassOrType]
Parameters:: infoPanelId: String - info panel classname, or "left" or "right"
: componentClassOrType: String
Return Value:: Boolean - true if panel was successfully opened, false otherwise (e.g. opening GPS on player without GPS item or setting panel to vehicle that doesn't have such capability configured)

Examples

Example 1:: // opens slingload assistant on right panel private _result = setInfoPanel ["VehicleSystemsDisplayManagerComponentRight", "SlingLoadDisplayComponent"]; if (!_result) then { hint "could not open the slingload assistant, sorry" };

Additional Information

See also:: Arma 3 Custom Info infoPanel infoPanels infoPanelComponents enableInfoPanelComponent infoPanelComponentEnabled

Notes

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