setMarkerShape: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Selects shape (actual type) of the marker.
Multiplayer:: ⓘ
Multiplayer optimisation: Global marker commands always broadcast the entire marker state over the network. As such, the number of network messages exchanged when creating or editing a marker can be reduced by performing all but the last operation using local marker commands, then using a global marker command for the last change (and subsequent global broadcast of all changes applied to the marker).
Groups:: Markers

Syntax:

markerName setMarkerShape shape

Parameters:

markerName: String

shape: String - the shape, can be one of:

Return Value:

Nothing

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-[[Category:Scripting Commands|SETMARKERSHAPE]]
+{{RV|type=command
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP Elite |SETMARKERSHAPE]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|SETMARKERSHAPE]]
-<new command not populated>
+|game1= arma1
+|version1= 1.00
+|game2= arma2
+|version2= 1.00
-<h2 style="color:#000066">''''' setMarkerShape '''''</h2>
+|game3= arma2oa
+|version3= 1.50
+|game4= tkoh
+|version4= 1.00
-'''Operand types:'''
+|game5= arma3
+|version5= 0.50
-'''Type of returned value:'''
+|gr1= Markers
-'''Compatibility:'''
+|eff= global
-'''Description:'''
+|descr= Selects shape (actual type) of the marker.
+|mp= {{Feature|informative|'''Multiplayer optimisation:''' Global marker commands always broadcast the ''entire'' marker state over the network. As such, the number of network messages exchanged when creating or editing a marker can be reduced by performing all but the last operation using local marker commands, then using a global marker command for the last change (and subsequent global broadcast of all changes applied to the marker).}}
-'''Example:'''
+|s1= markerName [[setMarkerShape]] shape
+|p1= markerName: [[String]]
+|p2= shape: [[String]] - the shape, can be one of:
+* {{hl|"ICON"}}
+* {{hl|"RECTANGLE"}}
+* {{hl|"ELLIPSE"}}
+* {{hl|"POLYLINE"}}
+|r1= [[Nothing]]
+|x1= <sqf>"Marker1" setMarkerShape "RECTANGLE";</sqf>
+|seealso= [[markerShape]] [[setMarkerShapeLocal]]
+}}