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Description

Description:: Returns a list of files present in the addon.

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Querying protected .ebo addons will return an empty array [].
Groups:: Mods and Addons

Syntax

Syntax:: addonFiles [prefix, fileExtension]
Parameters:: prefix: String - addon prefix available from allAddonsInfo. Since 2.22 it is possible to also return all files present in a scenario folder from within Eden Editor or Eden preview with the special prefix $mission
: fileExtension: String - (Optional) file extension to filter results, for example ".paa"
Return Value:: Array of Strings

Examples

Example 1:: addonFiles ["a3\3den\", ".paa"]; /* [ "a3\3den\data\attributes\formation\ech_left_ca.paa", "a3\3den\data\attributes\formation\stag_column_ca.paa", "a3\3den\data\attributes\stance\down_ca.paa", "a3\3den\data\cfg3den\layer\icondisabled_ca.paa", "a3\3den\data\controlsgroups\diagmousecontrol\mouse_ca.paa", ... ] */
Example 2:: // Since Arma 3 2.22 addonFiles ["$mission", ".sqf"];

Additional Information

See also:: allAddonsInfo

Notes

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 {{RV|type=command
-| arma3
+|game1= arma3
+|version1= 2.00
-|2.00
 |gr1= Mods and Addons
-|Returns a list of files present in the addon.<br>
+|descr=Returns a list of files present in the addon.<br>
-{{Feature|Informative|Querying protected <tt>.ebo</tt> addons returns empty array <tt>[]</tt>.}}
+{{Feature|informative|Querying protected {{hl|.ebo}} addons will return an empty array {{hl|[]}}.}}
-|s1= [[addonFiles]] [pboPrefix, fileExtension]
+|s1= [[addonFiles]] [prefix, fileExtension]
-|p1= [pboPrefix, fileExtension] - [[Array]]
+|p1= prefix: [[String]] - addon prefix available from [[allAddonsInfo]]. Since {{GVI|arma3|2.22}} it is possible to also return all files present in a scenario folder from within [[Eden Editor]] or Eden preview with the special prefix {{hl|$mission}}
-|p2= pboPrefix: [[String]] - addon prefix available from [[allAddonsInfo]]
-|p3= fileExtension (Optional): [[String]] - file extension to filter results, for example <tt>".paa"</tt>
+|p2= fileExtension: [[String]] - (Optional) file extension to filter results, for example {{hl|".paa"}}
 |r1= [[Array]] of [[String]]s
-|x1= <code>[[addonFiles]] ["a3\3den\", ".paa"];
+|x1= <sqf>
-{{codecomment|/*
+addonFiles ["a3\3den\", ".paa"];
+/*
 	[
 		"a3\3den\data\attributes\formation\ech_left_ca.paa",
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 		...
 	]
-<nowiki>*</nowiki>/}}</code>
+*/
+</sqf>
+|x2= <sqf>
+// Since Arma 3 2.22
+addonFiles ["$mission", ".sqf"];
+</sqf>
 |seealso= [[allAddonsInfo]]
 }}
-{{GameCategory|arma3|Scripting Commands}}