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| Starts running a new script ([[Function]]). Additional arguments are passed in local _this variable.
| Starts running a new script ([[SQF]]). Additional arguments are passed in local _this variable.


The new script ([[Function]]) is running in parallel, spawn does not wait for it to be done. To check if it finished use [[scriptDone]] |= Description
The new script is running in parallel, spawn does not wait for it to be done, instead spawn returns a [[Script (Handle)|Script]] handle. |= Description
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|p2= code: [[Code]] |= Parameter 2
|p2= code: [[Code]] |= Parameter 2


| [[Script]] |= Return value
| [[Script (Handle)|Script]] |= Return value
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| [[call_body|call function]], [[call_code|call code]], [[compile]], [[preprocessFile]] |= See also
| [[call_body|call function]], [[call_code|call code]], [[compile]], [[preprocessFile]], [[terminate]], [[scriptDone]] |= See also


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Revision as of 12:24, 20 January 2009

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Description

Description:
Starts running a new script (SQF). Additional arguments are passed in local _this variable. The new script is running in parallel, spawn does not wait for it to be done, instead spawn returns a Script handle.
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
Script = arguments spawn code
Parameters:
arguments: Anything
code: Code
Return Value:
Script

Examples

Example 1:
[] spawn { player globalChat "This is run in parallel."; };

Additional Information

See also:
call functioncall codecompilepreprocessFileterminatescriptDone

Notes

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Notes

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