isKindOf

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Description

Description:

Checks whether the object is (a subtype) of the given type. While main syntax and alt syntax support only CfgVehicles, CfgAmmo and CfgNonAIVehicles, alt syntax 2 allows to specify any config, including mission config.

Groups:

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Syntax 1

Syntax:

object isKindOf typeName

Parameters:

object: Object

typeName: String

Return Value:

Boolean

Syntax 2

Syntax:

typeName1 isKindOf typeName2

Parameters:

typeName1: String

typeName2: String

Return Value:

Boolean

Syntax 3

Syntax:

typeName1 isKindOf [typeName2, targetConfig]         (since Arma 3 v1.47)

Parameters:

typeName1: String

[typeName2, targetConfig]: - Array

targetConfig: Config

Return Value:

Boolean

Examples

Example 1:

vehicle player isKindOf "Tank";

Example 2:

"BMP2" isKindOf "Tank";

Example 3:

currentWeapon player isKindOf ["Rifle", configFile >> "CfgWeapons"];

Additional Information

See also:

countTypetypeOfinheritsFromconfigHierarchy Arma 2 CfgVehicles

Notes

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Notes

Posted on April 23, 2007 - 16:34

Kronzky

This command can be used on the whole hierarchical class tree (i.e. when checking a HMMWV, one could test for "HMMWV50", "Car", "LandVehicle", etc., all of which would return true.)

Posted on 16 Apr, 2008

Dr_Eyeball

It appears isKindOf is limited to the CfgVehicles branch of the class hierachy.
So CfgWeapons, CfgMagazines, etc will return false for checks like: ("M9" isKindOf "Pistol") returns false

Posted on 8 Nov, 2009

.kju

In a2 isKindOf also works for CfgAmmo in addition to CfgVehicles: ("M_9M311_AA" isKindOf "MissileBase") returns true. NOT for CfgWeapons, CfgMagazines and others..

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Posted on June 16, 2015 - 17:54 (UTC)

James

In case you cannot use isKindOf because of the reasons stated, just use BIS fnc returnParents with class names as return value: _isKindOf = "Rifle" in [(configFile >> "CfgWeapons" >> "BWA3_G36K"),true] call BIS_fnc_returnParents; // is true