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| Returns all entities within specific [[Eden Editor]] layer. To be used when the scenario is running, not in the editor workspace.
| Returns all entities within specific [[Eden Editor]] layer. To be used when the scenario is running, not in the editor workspace.


Useful for disabling / enabling whole parts of the scenario which you add to specific layer while editing. '''Default layers cannot be accessed this way.'''
Useful for disabling / enabling whole parts of the scenario which you add to specific layer while editing.
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{{Informative | Default layers are not returned.}} |DESCRIPTION=
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| [[Array]] in format <code>[objects:Array, markers:Array]</code> |RETURNVALUE=  
| [[Array]] in format <code>[objects:Array, markers:Array]</code> |RETURNVALUE=  


|x1= <code>_base = [[getMissionLayerEntities]] "Base";</code>
|x1= <code>_base = [[getMissionLayerEntities]] "Base";</code> |EXAMPLE1=  
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|x2= <code>[[waitUntil]] {([[player]] [[distance]] _someObject) > 800};
|x2= <code>[[waitUntil]] {([[player]] [[distance]] _someObject) > 800};
{
{
[[deleteVehicle]] [[_x]];
[[deleteVehicle]] [[_x]];
} [[forEach]] (('''getMissionLayerEntities''' "Simple Objects") [[select]] 0);//Deletes all objects within that layer after the player is over 800m away from _someObject</code>
} [[forEach]] (([[getMissionLayerEntities]] "Simple Objects") [[select]] 0); {{cc|Deletes all objects within that layer after the player is over 800m away from _someObject}}</code> |EXAMPLE2=  
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|x3= <code>_layer1337Entities = [[getMissionLayerEntities]] 1337;</code>
|x3= <code>_layer1337Entities = [[getMissionLayerEntities]] 1337;</code> |EXAMPLE3=  
|EXAMPLE3=  


|s2= [[getMissionLayerEntities]] layerID |SYNTAX2=
|s2= [[getMissionLayerEntities]] layerID |SYNTAX2=


|p21= layerID: [[Number]] - Layer ID in the editor.|PARAMETER1=
|p21= layerID: [[Number]] - Layer ID in the editor.|PARAMETER21=
|r2= [[Array]] in format <code>[objects:Array, markers:Array]</code> |RETURNVALUE=
 


|r2= [[Array]] in format <code>[objects:Array, markers:Array]</code> |RETURNVALUE2=
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| [[get3DENLayerEntities]] |SEEALSO=  
| [[get3DENLayerEntities]] |SEEALSO=  
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After an [[object]] was deleted from a layer, '''getMissionLayerEntities''' will return <NULL-object> for the deleted [[object]].
After an [[object]] was deleted from a layer, [[getMissionLayerEntities]] will return <NULL-object> for the deleted [[object]].
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Revision as of 00:36, 24 December 2019

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Description

Description:
Returns all entities within specific Eden Editor layer. To be used when the scenario is running, not in the editor workspace. Useful for disabling / enabling whole parts of the scenario which you add to specific layer while editing.
Default layers are not returned.
Groups:
Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:
getMissionLayerEntities layerName
Parameters:
layerName: String - Layer name in the editor. If multiple layers with the same name are present in the scenario, the first found one is used.
Return Value:
Array in format [objects:Array, markers:Array]

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:
getMissionLayerEntities layerID
Parameters:
layerID: Number - Layer ID in the editor.
Return Value:
Array in format [objects:Array, markers:Array]

Examples

Example 1:
_base = getMissionLayerEntities "Base";
Example 2:
waitUntil {(player distance _someObject) > 800}; { deleteVehicle _x; } forEach ((getMissionLayerEntities "Simple Objects") select 0); // Deletes all objects within that layer after the player is over 800m away from _someObject
Example 3:
_layer1337Entities = getMissionLayerEntities 1337;

Additional Information

See also:
get3DENLayerEntities

Notes

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Posted on October 26, 2016 - 15:27 (UTC)
Revo
After an object was deleted from a layer, getMissionLayerEntities will return <NULL-object> for the deleted object.

Version: 1.65
Build: 139010