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Description

Description:: Joins the unit to the given group, if position id is available, this one is used. Avoid any radio communication related to joining.
Groups:: Groups

Syntax

Syntax:: unit joinAsSilent [group, id]
Parameters:: unit: Object
: group: Group
: id: Number
Return Value:: Nothing

Examples

Example 1:: player joinAsSilent [_group, 4];
Example 2:: To get the position id:
getUnitPositionId = { private ["_vvn", "_str"]; _vvn = vehicleVarName _this; _this setVehicleVarName ""; _str = str _this; _this setVehicleVarName _vvn; parseNumber (_str select [(_str find ":") + 1]) }; player joinAsSilent [createGroup west, 5]; _id = player call getUnitPositionId; hint str _id; // 5

Additional Information

See also:: join joinAs joinSilent

Notes

: Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
Only post proven facts here! Add Note

Mach1723 - c: Posted on Dec 30, 2010 - 04:41 (UTC)
: I have not done a thorough test but this function doesn't seem to work for Civilians, use joinSilent instead.

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-| Joins the unit to the given group, if position id is available, this one is used. Avoid any radio communication related to joining. |= Description
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-| unit '''joinAsSilent''' [group, id] |= Syntax
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-|p1= unit: [[Object]] |= PARAMETER1
+|arg= global
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-|p2= [group, id]: [[Array]] |= PARAMETER2
+|gr1= Groups
-|p3= group: [[Group]] |= PARAMETER3
+|descr= Joins the unit to the given group, if position id is available, this one is used. Avoid any radio communication related to joining.
-|p4= id: [[Number]] |= PARAMETER4
+|s1= unit [[joinAsSilent]] [group, id]
-| [[Nothing]] |= RETURNVALUE
+|p1= unit: [[Object]]
+|p2= group: [[Group]]
-|x1= <code>player joinAsSilent [_group, 4]</code>|= EXAMPLE1
+|p3= id: [[Number]]
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
+|r1= [[Nothing]]
-|  |= SEEALSO
+|x1= <sqf>player joinAsSilent [_group, 4];</sqf>
-|  |= MPBEHAVIOUR
+|x2= To get the position id:
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
+<sqf>
+getUnitPositionId = {
+	private ["_vvn", "_str"];
+	_vvn = vehicleVarName _this;
+	_this setVehicleVarName "";
+	_str = str _this;
+	_this setVehicleVarName _vvn;
+	parseNumber (_str select [(_str find ":") + 1])
+};
+player joinAsSilent [createGroup west, 5];
+_id = player call getUnitPositionId;
+hint str _id; // 5
+</sqf>
+|seealso= [[join]] [[joinAs]] [[joinSilent]]
 }}
-<h3 style='display:none'>Notes</h3>
+{{Note
-<dl class='command_description'>
+|user= Mach1723
-<!-- Note Section BEGIN -->
+|timestamp= 20101230044100
-I haven't done a thorough test but this function doesn't seem to work for Civilians, use [[joinSilent]] instead.
+|text= I have not done a thorough test but this function doesn't seem to work for Civilians, use [[joinSilent]] instead.
-<!-- Note Section END -->
+}}
-</dl>
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