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Description

Description:

Gets unit faction. Factions were introduced in Arma 2 and are defined under CfgFactionClasses.

Side	1.00	1.50	1.96
west/blufor	USMC CDF	BIS_US BIS_CZ BIS_GER BIS_BAF (BAF DLC)	BLU_F (NATO) BLU_G_F (FIA) BLU_T_F (Pacific NATO, Apex Expansion) BLU_CTRG_F (Pacific CTRG, Apex Expansion) BLU_GEN_F (Gendarmerie, Apex Expansion) BLU_W_F (Woodland NATO, Contact Expansion)
east/opfor	INS (ChDKZ) RU (Russia)	BIS_TK (Takistan army) BIS_TK_INS (TK insurgents)	OPF_F (Iranian CSAT) OPF_G_F (FIA) OPF_T_F (Chinese CSAT, Apex Expansion) OPF_R_F (Spetznatz, Contact Expansion)
resistance/ independent	GUE (Guerilla)	BIS_TK_GUE BIS_UN (United Nations) PMC_BAF (PMC DLC)	IND_F (AAF) IND_G_F (FIA) IND_C_F (Syndikat, Apex Expansion) IND_E_F (LDF, Contact Expansion) IND_L_F (Looters, Contact Expansion)
civilian	CIV CIV_RU	BIS_TK_CIV BIS_CIV_special	CIV_F CIV_IDAP_F (Laws of War DLC)

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If a unit's faction is not defined in its config, an empty string is returned.

Groups:

Object Manipulation Sides

Syntax

Syntax:: faction unitName
Parameters:: unitName: Object
Return Value:: String

Examples

Example 1:: private _playerFaction = faction player;

Additional Information

See also:: side Side

Notes

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Only post proven facts here! Add Note

TankBuster - c: Posted on Mar 19, 2010 - 16:56 (UTC)
: Faction behaves slightly differently to side. Side can refer to the pilot or commander of a vehicle, but faction never changes. It always returns the 'country of manufacture'.

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+|game1= arma2
+|version1= 1.00
+|game2= arma2oa
+|version2= 1.50
+|game3= tkoh
+|version3= 1.00
+|game4= arma3
+|version4= 0.50
+|arg= global
+|gr1= Object Manipulation
+|gr2= Sides
+|descr= Gets unit faction. Factions were introduced in {{arma2}} and are defined under ''CfgFactionClasses''.
+{{{!}} class="wikitable" style{{=}}"font-size: 0.9em; white-space: nowrap"
+! Side
+! {{GVI|arma2|1.00}}
+! {{GVI|arma2oa|1.50}}
+! {{GVI|arma3|1.96}}
+{{!}}-
+{{!}} style="text-align: center" {{!}} [[west]]/[[blufor]]
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 2 -->
+* USMC
+* CDF
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 2 OA -->
+* BIS_US
+* BIS_CZ
+* BIS_GER
+* BIS_BAF (BAF DLC)
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 3 -->
+* BLU_F (NATO)
+* BLU_G_F (FIA)
+* BLU_T_F (Pacific NATO, Apex Expansion)
+* BLU_CTRG_F (Pacific CTRG, Apex Expansion)
+* BLU_GEN_F (Gendarmerie, Apex Expansion)
+* BLU_W_F (Woodland NATO, Contact Expansion)
+{{!}}-
+{{!}} style{{=}}"text-align: center" {{!}} [[east]]/[[opfor]]
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 2 -->
+* INS (ChDKZ)
+* RU (Russia)
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 2 OA -->
+* BIS_TK (Takistan army)
+* BIS_TK_INS (TK insurgents)
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 3 -->
+* OPF_F (Iranian CSAT)
+* OPF_G_F (FIA)
+* OPF_T_F (Chinese CSAT, Apex Expansion)
+* OPF_R_F (Spetznatz, Contact Expansion)
+{{!}}-
+{{!}} style="text-align: center" {{!}} [[resistance]]/<br>[[independent]]
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 2 -->
+* GUE (Guerilla)
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 2 OA -->
+* BIS_TK_GUE
+* BIS_UN (United Nations)
+* PMC_BAF (PMC DLC)
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 3 -->
+* IND_F (AAF)
+* IND_G_F (FIA)
+* IND_C_F (Syndikat, Apex Expansion)
+* IND_E_F (LDF, Contact Expansion)
+* IND_L_F (Looters, Contact Expansion)
+{{!}}-
+{{!}} style="text-align: center" {{!}} [[civilian]]
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 2 -->
+* CIV
+* CIV_RU
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 2 OA -->
+* BIS_TK_CIV
+* BIS_CIV_special
+{{!}} <!-- Arma 3 -->
+* CIV_F
+* CIV_IDAP_F (Laws of War DLC)
+{{!}}}
+{{Feature|informative|If a unit's faction is not defined in its config, an empty string is returned.}}
+|s1= [[faction]] unitName
+|p1= unitName: [[Object]]
+|r1= [[String]]
+|x1= <sqf>private _playerFaction = faction player;</sqf>
+|seealso= [[side]] [[Side]]
+}}
+{{Note
+|user= TankBuster
+|timestamp= 20100319165600
+|text= Faction behaves slightly differently to [[side]]. Side can refer to the pilot or commander of a vehicle, but faction never changes. It always returns the 'country of manufacture'.
+}}