Data Types

The data type of a variables specifies which data it may contain. Certain operators and scripting commands require variables to be of certain types.

Definition

The data type of a variable depends on the value given to it on initialization.

myVar = "";

=> myVar is now a String

Redefinition

The data type of a variable may be changed at any point of the game by just redefining the variable with another type.

myVar = "";

myVar = 0;

=> myVar is now a Number

Available Types

These are the available data types in Operation Flashpoint:

• Array
• Boolean
• Group
• Number
• Object
• Side
• String

In Armed Assault, the following data types have been added:

• Code
• Config
• Control
• Display
• Script (Handle)
• Structured Text

In Arma 2, the following data types have been added:

• Diary_Record
• Task
• Team_Member
• Namespace

In VBS2, the following data type has been added:

• Editor Object

Magic Types

There are some magic data types, which are not really datatypes, as they do not describe any particular value.

• Any Value
• Anything
• Nothing
• Void

Syntactical Helper Types

Some more types are used to provide for a construction of syntactically richer constructs than normal unary / binary operators.

• If Type
• While Type
• Switch Type
• For Type