addUserActionEventHandler

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Description

Description:
Adds a user action event handler to the current mission and returns its event handler index.
Groups:
Event Handlers

Syntax

Syntax:
addUserActionEventHandler [keyName, event, expression]
Parameters:
keyName: String - action key name - see inputAction/actions
event: String - event name - see UserAction Event Handlers. Can be one of:
  • "Activate"
  • "Deactivate"
  • "Analog"
expression: Code - expression that will be executed in missionNamespace when event handler fires.
The Event Handler index is available as _thisEventHandler during Event Handler code execution.
The magic variable _thisEvent is available in these event handlers but can only return one of these three values:
  • "KeyActivateEH"
  • "KeyDeactivateEH"
  • "KeyAnalogEH"
This is prone to change in Arma 3 v2.20!
Return Value:
Number - the index of the currently added UserAction event handler is returned

Examples

Example 1:
private _ehId = addUserActionEventHandler ["ReloadMagazine", "Activate", { systemChat "reloading!"; }];

Additional Information

See also:
removeUserActionEventHandler removeAllUserActionEventHandlers UserAction Event Handlers

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