BIS fnc createMenu: Difference between revisions

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Description

Description:: Create custom commanding menu (with multiple pages if necessary).
Execution:: call
Groups:: Communication Menu

Syntax

Syntax:

[namePath, variable, itemDetails, subMenu, codeStr, parameters, showKey] call BIS_fnc_createMenu

Parameters:

namePath: String or Array - can be one of:

String - menu name
Array - format [menuName, context]

variable: String - variable in which will be menu params stored (as variable_0, variable_1 etc)

itemDetails: Array - menu items, format can be one of:

[items]
[[items], [itemNames], [itemEnable]] if custom parameters are to be set (names, enable values)

subMenu: String - name of the submenu which will open when item is activated. Name of the selected item is passed to string as %1

codeStr: String - expression which is executed when item is activated; item's name is passed to string as %1, ID as %2, parameters (below) as %3

parameters: Anything - (Optional) passed to codeStr as %3

showKey: Boolean - (Optional, default true) false to hide number shortcuts

Return Value:

Boolean - always true

Examples

Example 1:: ["Menu", "b", ["first", "second"], "","hint 'ahoj'"] call BIS_fnc_createMenu; showCommandingMenu "#USER:b_0";
Example 2:: private _itemDetails = [["firstData", "secondData"], ["First", "Second"]]; ["Menu", "b", _itemDetails, "", "hint (str '%1' + str '%2' + str '%3')"] call BIS_fnc_createMenu; showCommandingMenu "#USER:b_0";

Additional Information

See also:: Conversations

Notes

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 {{RV|type=function
-| arma2
+|game1= arma2
+|version1= 1.00
-|1.00
+|game2= arma2oa
+|version2= 1.50
-|gr1 = Communication Menu
+|game3= tkoh
+|version3= 1.00
-| <pre>
+|game4= arma3
-/*
+|version4= 0.50
-	File: fn_createMenu.sqf
-	Description:
+|gr1= Communication Menu
-	Create custom commanding menu (with multiple pages if necessary).
-	Parameter(s):
+|descr= Create custom commanding menu (with multiple pages if necessary).
-		_this select 0 - STRING or ARRAY - Name of menu or [Name, Context sensitive]
-		_this select 1 - STRING - Variable in which will be menu params stored (as variable_0, variable_1, ...)
-		_this select 2 - ARRAY - Array with menu items (can be either [items] or [[items],[itemNames],[itemEnable]] if you want to set custom params (names, enable values))
-		_this select 3 - STRING - Name of submenu which will open when item is activated. Name of selected item is passed to string as %1
-		_this select 4 - STRING - Expression which is executed when item is activated. Name of selected item is passed to string as %1, ID is %2.
-		_this select 5 - ANYTHING (Optional) - params passed to expression. Whole argument is passed as %3
-		_this select 6 - BOOLEAN - False to hide number shortcuts
-	Returned value(s):
+|s1= [namePath, variable, itemDetails, subMenu, codeStr, parameters, showKey] call [[BIS_fnc_createMenu]]
-		True
-	Example:
-	  c = ["first","second"]; ["Menu", "b", c, "","hint 'ahoj'"] call BIS_FNC_createmenu; showCommandingMenu "#USER:b_0"
-	  c = [["firstData","secondData"],["First","Second"]]; ["Menu", "b", c, "","hint (str '%1' + str '%2' + str '%3')"] call BIS_FNC_createmenu;  showCommandingMenu "#USER:b_0";
-	  see news:[email protected]
-*/
-{{placeholder}}
-| <!-- [] call [[BIS_fnc_createmenu]]; -->
+|p1= namePath: [[String]] or [[Array]] - can be one of:
+* [[String]] - menu name
+* [[Array]] - format [menuName, context]
-|p1=
+|p2= variable: [[String]] - variable in which will be menu params stored (as {{hl|''variable''_0}}, {{hl|''variable''_1}} etc)
-|x1= <code></code>
+|p3= itemDetails: [[Array]] - menu items, format can be one of:
-}}
+* [items]
+* [<nowiki/>[items], [itemNames], [itemEnable]] if custom parameters are to be set (names, enable values)
+|p4= subMenu: [[String]] - name of the submenu which will open when item is activated. Name of the selected item is passed to string as {{hl|%1}}
+|p5= codeStr: [[String]] - expression which is executed when ''item'' is activated; item's name is passed to string as {{hl|%1}}, ID as {{hl|%2}}, ''parameters'' (below) as {{hl|%3}}
+|p6= parameters: [[Anything]] - (Optional) passed to ''codeStr'' as {{hl|%3}}
+|p7= showKey: [[Boolean]] - (Optional, default [[true]]) [[false]] to hide number shortcuts
+|r1= [[Boolean]] - always [[true]]
+|x1= <sqf>
+["Menu", "b", ["first", "second"], "","hint 'ahoj'"] call BIS_fnc_createMenu;
+showCommandingMenu "#USER:b_0";
+</sqf>
+|x2= <sqf>
+private _itemDetails = [["firstData", "secondData"], ["First", "Second"]];
+["Menu", "b", _itemDetails, "", "hint (str '%1' + str '%2' + str '%3')"] call BIS_fnc_createMenu;
+showCommandingMenu "#USER:b_0";
+</sqf>
-[[Category:{{Name|arma2}}: Functions|{{uc:createmenu}}]]
+|seealso= [[Conversations]]
-[[Category:{{Name|arma2oa}}: Functions|{{uc:createmenu}}]]
+}}
-[[Category:{{Name|tkoh}}: Functions|{{uc:createmenu}}]]
-[[Category:{{Name|arma3}}: Functions|{{uc:createmenu}}]]