preloadSound: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Makes sure that a sound can start playing without any delay once it is needed. Command works in Arma 3 but might not be implemented in earlier Arma installments.
Groups:: Sounds

Example 1:: private _sounds = getArray (missionConfigFile >> "CfgSounds" >> "sounds"); waitUntil { _sounds findIf { !(preloadSound _x) } == -1 };

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 |gr1= Sounds
-|descr= Makes sure that a sound can start playing without any delay once it is needed. Command works in Arma 3, but might not be implemented in earlier Arma installments.
+|descr= Makes sure that a sound can start playing without any delay once it is needed.
+Command works in {{arma3}} but might not be implemented in earlier {{arma}} installments.
 |s1= [[preloadSound]] soundName
@@ Line 29: / Line 30: @@
 |r1= [[Boolean]]
-|x1= <code>{
+|x1= <sqf>
-	[[waitUntil]] {[[preloadSound]] _x};
+private _sounds = getArray (missionConfigFile >> "CfgSounds" >> "sounds");
-} [[forEach]] [[getArray]] ([[missionConfigFile]] >> "CfgSounds" >> "sounds");</code>
+waitUntil { _sounds findIf { !(preloadSound _x) } == -1 };
+</sqf>
 |seealso= [[preloadTitleRsc]]
 }}