targetKnowledge: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 05:31, 3 January 2026

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Description

Description:: Returns unit's knowledge about target.
Groups:: Object Detection

Syntax

Syntax:

unit targetKnowledge target

Parameters:

unit: Object

target: Object

Return Value:

Array with [knownByGroup, knownByUnit, lastSeen, lastThreat, side, errorMargin, position, ignoreTarget]

knownByGroup: Boolean - target known by group
knownByUnit: Boolean - target known by the unit
lastSeen: Number - last time the target was seen by the unit
lastThreat: Number - last time the target endangered the unit
side: Side - target side
errorMargin: Number - position error
position: Position - target position
2.18 ignoreTarget: Boolean - target is ignored (ignoreTarget)

Examples

Example 1:: private _allInfo = _soldierOne targetKnowledge _jeepOne; _allInfo params ["_knownByGroup", "_knownByUnit", "_lastSeen", "_lastThreat", "_side", "_errorMargin", "_position", "_ignoreTarget"];
Example 2:: private _posError = (_soldierOne targetKnowledge _jeepOne) select 5;

Additional Information

See also:: knowsAbout targets targetsQuery nearTargets targetsAggregate reveal forgetTarget setTargetAge getHideFrom ignoreTarget

Notes

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@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 |p2= target: [[Object]]
-|r1= [[Array]] in format [knownByGroup, knownByUnit, lastSeen, lastThreat, side, errorMargin, position]:
+|r1= [[Array]] with [knownByGroup, knownByUnit, lastSeen, lastThreat, side, errorMargin, position, ignoreTarget]
 * knownByGroup: [[Boolean]] - target known by group
 * knownByUnit: [[Boolean]] - target known by the unit
@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 * side: [[Side]] - target side
 * errorMargin: [[Number]] - position error
-* position: [[Array]] - target position in format [[Position]]
+* position: [[Position]] - target position
-* {{GVI|arma3|2.18}}: [[Boolean]] - target is ignored ([[ignoreTarget]])
+* {{GVI|arma3|2.18}} ignoreTarget: [[Boolean]] - target is ignored ([[ignoreTarget]])
-|x1= <sqf>private _allInfo = _soldierOne targetKnowledge _jeepOne;
+|x1= <sqf>
-_allInfo params ["_knownByGroup", "_knownByUnit", "_lastSeen", "_lastThreat", "_side", "_errorMargin", "_position"];</sqf>
+private _allInfo = _soldierOne targetKnowledge _jeepOne;
+_allInfo params ["_knownByGroup", "_knownByUnit", "_lastSeen", "_lastThreat", "_side", "_errorMargin", "_position", "_ignoreTarget"];
+</sqf>
 |x2= <sqf>private _posError = (_soldierOne targetKnowledge _jeepOne) select 5;</sqf>
-|seealso= [[knowsAbout]] [[targets]] [[targetsQuery]] [[nearTargets]] [[targetsAggregate]] [[reveal]] [[forgetTarget]] [[setTargetAge]] [[getHideFrom]]
+|seealso= [[knowsAbout]] [[targets]] [[targetsQuery]] [[nearTargets]] [[targetsAggregate]] [[reveal]] [[forgetTarget]] [[setTargetAge]] [[getHideFrom]] [[ignoreTarget]]
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