faction

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Description

Description:

Gets unit faction. Standard factions in Arma 2 are: "USMC", "INS", "CDF", "RU", "CIV", "GUE", "CIV_RU". Factions are defined under cfgFactionClasses. If faction is not defined, returns empty string.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

String = faction unitName

Parameters:

unitName: Object

Return Value:

String. See above.

Examples

Example 1:

_faction = faction _object;

Additional Information

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Notes

Tankbuster

Faction behaves slightly differently to side. Side can refer to the pilot or commander of a vehicle, but faction never changes. It always returns the 'country of manufacture'.