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Description:: Returns the action assigned to a control of the currently active user dialog. Can be used for buttons and active texts. Read Arma: GUI Configuration for more information about user dialogs and controls.
Groups:: GUI Control

Example 1:: buttonSetAction [100, { player exec "reply.sqs" }]; _action = buttonAction 100; // Returns { player exec "reply.sqs" };

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-[[Category:Scripting Commands|BUTTONACTION]]
+{{RV|type=command
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.97|BUTTONACTION]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|BUTTONACTION]]
+|game1= ofp
+|version1= 1.75
-<h2 style="color:#000066"> '''buttonAction ''idc'''''</h2>
+|game2= ofpe
+|version2= 1.00
+|game3= arma1
+|version3= 1.00
-'''Operand types:'''
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
-'''idc:''' [[Number]]
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
-'''Type of returned value:'''
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
-[[String]]
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
-'''Compatibility:'''
+|gr1= GUI Control
-Added in version '''1.50'''
+|arg= local
-'''Description:'''
+|descr= Returns the action assigned to a control of the currently active user dialog. Can be used for buttons and active texts. Read [[Arma: GUI Configuration]] for more information about user dialogs and controls.
-Return action assigned to control with id '''idc''' of topmost user [[dialog]].
+|s1= [[buttonAction]]  idc
-Action is any expression in this scripting language.
+|p1= idc: [[Number]] - button IDC
-Can be used for buttons and active texts.
+|r1= [[String]]
+|s2= [[buttonAction]]  control
-'''Example:'''
+|p21= control: [[Control]]
-_action = '''buttonAction''' 100
+|r2= [[String]]
+|x1= <sqf>
+buttonSetAction [100, { player exec "reply.sqs" }];
+_action = buttonAction 100; // Returns { player exec "reply.sqs" };
+</sqf>
+|seealso= [[buttonSetAction]]
+}}