lightIsOn

1.04

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Description

Description:

Check if lampost is on (shining). Originally was intended for working with CfgNonAIVehicles class "StreetLamp" only. Since Arma 3 v1.92 it could return the state of Arma 3 street lights. Possible values are:

• "ON" - light is on
• "OFF" - light is off
• "AUTO" - applicable only to the light of type "StreetLamp" and is only on during the night.
• "ERROR" - when command fails

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

lightIsOn lamppost

Parameters:

lamppost: Object

Return Value:

String

Examples

Example 1:

?lightIsOn nearestObject [player, "StreetLamp"] == "ON" :hint "nightime"

Example 2:

_it = lightIsOn object 159582

Example 3:

if (count allMissionObjects "StreetLamp" == 0) then { hint "Objects compatible with 'lightIsOn' are not found."; } else { hint "'lightIsOn' compatible objects are found!"; };

Additional Information

See also:

switchLight

Notes

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Notes

Posted on August 4, 2006 - 10:56

hardrock

Notes from before the conversion: Use switchLight to turn lamposts on and off.