forEach

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Description

Description:

Executes the given command(s) on every item of an array.
The array items are represented by the magic variable _x. The array indices are represented by _forEachIndex.
In ArmA2 & VBS2, the variable _x is always local to the forEach block so it is safe to nest them.

Groups:

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Syntax

Syntax:

script forEach array

Parameters:

script: String (only in Operation Flashpoint), Code (since Arma)

array: Array

Return Value:

Anything - will return the value of last executed statement

Examples

Example 1:

{ _x setDammage 1; } forEach units group player;

Example 2:

This command can also easily be used to execute a single command multiple times without respect to the array items. { player addMagazine "M16"; } forEach [1, 2, 3, 4];

Example 3:

You can also use multiple commands in the same block. { _x setCaptive true; removeAllWeapons _x; doStop _x; } forEach units group this;

Additional Information

See also:

setresizepushBackreverseselectinfindtoArraytoStringcount Control Structures

Notes

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Notes

Posted on July 20, 2010

Kronzky

If arrays are used in forEach loops, _x uses them by reference, so any changes to _x will be applied to the original: _arr1 = [1,2,3]; _arr2 = [6,7,8]; {_x set [1,"x"]} forEach [_arr1,_arr2]; will change _arr1 to [1,"x",3], and _arr2 to [6,"x",8].

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Posted on August 29, 2014 - 22:23 (UTC)

Fett Li

forEach returns any (the last passed value will be the return value or just Nothing, depends on the function called). _var = {_x} forEach [ nil,"s",objNull,configFile ]; // return bin\config.bin _var = {_x setCaptive true} forEach allUnits; // return nothing

Using the foreach loop, since there are no variable for the index like say the for-do loop, there is a variable that you can use to check the index of the foreach loop.

{ if (_forEachIndex == 1) then { // Copilot _x addUniform "U_B_Soldier_VR"; } else { // Adams [_x, "B_Soldier_TL_F"] call BIS_fnc_loadInventory; _x addUniform "U_B_Soldier_VR"; _x setIdentity "Bootcamp_B_Adams"; }; } forEach _crew; So when the array is past from _crew to the loop, index 1 (which is the second element) is the copilot of the "B_Heli_Light_01_F" and he will get "U_B_Soldier_VR" as a uniform. While the pilot which is index 0 (first element), will get the same uniform but will get the loadout of "B_Soldier_TL_F" and the identity of "Bootcamp_B_Adams".