getMissionLayerEntities

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Description

Description:

Returns all entities within the specific Eden Editor layer and its sub-layers. To be used when the scenario is running, not in the editor workspace. Useful to disable/enable whole parts of the scenario if layers are used during mission design.

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Default layers are not returned.

Groups:

Eden EditorMission Information

Syntax

Syntax:

getMissionLayerEntities layerName

Parameters:

layerName: can be one of:

• String - case-insensitive; layer name in the editor. If multiple layers with the same name are present in the scenario, the first found one is used
• Number - layer ID in the editor

Return Value:

Array with [objects, markers, 2.14 groups] (or empty array if the layer does not exist)

Examples

Example 1:

private _base = getMissionLayerEntities "Base";

Example 2:

delete all objects within that layer after the player is over 800m away from _someObject:

waitUntil { sleep 1; (player distance _someObject) > 800 }; private _simpleObjects = (getMissionLayerEntities "Simple Objects") select 0; { deleteVehicle _x; } forEach _simpleObjects;

Example 3:

private _layer1337Entities = getMissionLayerEntities 1337;

Example 4:

getMissionLayerEntities 42 params [["_objects", []], ["_markers", []], ["_groups", []]];

Additional Information

See also:

get3DENLayerEntities

Notes

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R3vo - c

Posted on Oct 26, 2016 - 15:27 (UTC)

After an object was deleted from a layer, getMissionLayerEntities will return <NULL-object> for the deleted object.