name

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Description

Description:

Description needed

Groups:

Unit IdentityLocations

Syntax

Syntax:

Syntax needed

Parameters:

object: Object

Return Value:

Return value needed

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

name location

Parameters:

location: Location

Return Value:

String

Examples

Example 1:

_name = name player;

Example 2:

_locationName = name myLocation;

Example 3:

name nearestLocation [position player, "Hill"]; // "" text nearestLocation [position player, "Hill"]; // "Lesnoy Khrebet"

Additional Information

See also:

profileNamesetNamenameSoundsetNameSoundcreateLocationdeleteLocationdrawLocationlocationPositionlocationNullnearestLocationnearestLocationsnearestLocationWithDubbing

Notes

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kju

Location variant appears to be only for the 3d editor.

Posted on August 4, 2006 - 10:56

hardrock

Notes from before the conversion: Name will return an error for units that have been dead for more than a few seconds.

Posted on December 15, 2006 - 05:27

Kronzky

To return the name of the unit that was given in the editor's "name" field, call up the unit's object in a format statement: hint format ["Unit's name: %1", _unitobject];

Posted on April 14, 2009

alef

Will return Error: No vehicle for JIP players in init.sqf, if no sleep were performed