arma:scripting
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| arma:scripting [2008/04/30 15:24] – added bunch of info to the scripting. snakeman | arma:scripting [2009/04/01 00:27] – fixed code formatting. added live execVM tip. snakeman | ||
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| Example: | Example: | ||
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| var = [player] execVM " | var = [player] execVM " | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| ArmA has "" | ArmA has "" | ||
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| { | { | ||
| if (condition) then | if (condition) then | ||
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| Instead of the terrible ofp classic | Instead of the terrible ofp classic | ||
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| {if (condition) then {DoSomething1; | {if (condition) then {DoSomething1; | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| Comments are no longer the same character as the end of command character. | Comments are no longer the same character as the end of command character. | ||
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| // my comment | // my comment | ||
| instead of | instead of | ||
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| You can use block comments now. | You can use block comments now. | ||
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| /* | /* | ||
| Comment line 1 | Comment line 1 | ||
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| Some misc SQF things here ;) | Some misc SQF things here ;) | ||
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| _resultArray = [0,"" | _resultArray = [0,"" | ||
| _handle = [_resultArray] execVM " | _handle = [_resultArray] execVM " | ||
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| And | And | ||
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| myFunction1 = compile loadFile " | myFunction1 = compile loadFile " | ||
| myFunction2 = compile preprocessFile " | myFunction2 = compile preprocessFile " | ||
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| Return value? | Return value? | ||
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| value = call compile preprocessFile " | value = call compile preprocessFile " | ||
| // value is now RETURN_VALUE | // value is now RETURN_VALUE | ||
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| Using the private list. | Using the private list. | ||
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| - | private [" | + | private [" |
| </ | </ | ||
| Is to make the _local variables really a private ones in the SQF script. | Is to make the _local variables really a private ones in the SQF script. | ||
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| ====== Exit while loop ====== | ====== Exit while loop ====== | ||
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| if (condition) exitWith {Code} | if (condition) exitWith {Code} | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
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| for " | for " | ||
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| Example 1 | Example 1 | ||
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| switch (_a) do | switch (_a) do | ||
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| Example 2 | Example 2 | ||
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| switch (_a) do | switch (_a) do | ||
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| Example 3 | Example 3 | ||
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| switch (_a) do | switch (_a) do | ||
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| When you have script like this | When you have script like this | ||
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| MyScript = compile preProcessFile " | MyScript = compile preProcessFile " | ||
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| When you want to unload the script, set MyScript equal to nil. | When you want to unload the script, set MyScript equal to nil. | ||
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| MyScript = nil; | MyScript = nil; | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| ====== Dynamic Variables ====== | ====== Dynamic Variables ====== | ||
| - | Dynamic variables are very cool, sometimes on those random/comples | + | Dynamic variables are very cool, sometimes on those random / complex |
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| _MyVariable = 20; | _MyVariable = 20; | ||
| _MyVariableContent = " | _MyVariableContent = " | ||
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| Another example | Another example | ||
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| _name = format [" | _name = format [" | ||
| call compile format ["%1 = createTrigger [....]", | call compile format ["%1 = createTrigger [....]", | ||
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| Place random vehicles + some units on all found **pmc_** gamelogics script, [[arma: | Place random vehicles + some units on all found **pmc_** gamelogics script, [[arma: | ||
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| + | ====== Running Scripts " | ||
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| + | When you start your mission in mission editor, you can go and edit your scripts and then they are called the next time, they will be reloaded at the same time so your edits to them will be usable. | ||
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| + | This is very nice feature to have, just run ArmA in window mode as you should always do when mission editing, then edit away and for example keep a " | ||
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| + | You can now run a long mission and always bring new scripts into the play and so on. Imagine how many times have you play tested a mission and had to wrote down notes that "in this and that part you need to add XYZ", but now... you can just write a quick script (or use existing one) and add that to the runme.sqf and just call it up... script is run and you can proceed with the mission. Great. | ||
arma/scripting.txt · Last modified: 2024/08/01 10:46 by snakeman