getMissionLayerEntities

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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.

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Default layers are not returned.

Groups:

Eden EditorMission Information

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], [markers]]

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

getMissionLayerEntities layerID

Parameters:

layerID: Number - Layer ID in the editor

Return Value:

Array in format [[objects], [markers]]

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)

R3vo

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