markerType

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Description

Description:

Gets type of marker. See CfgMarkers for a list of standard markers.

Alias:

getMarkerType

Groups:

Markers

Syntax

Syntax:

markerType markerName

Parameters:

markerName: String

Return Value:

String - marker class name. See CfgMarkers.

Examples

Example 1:

if (markerType "Marker1" == "") then { hint "Marker1 is not an icon!" };

Additional Information

See also:

setMarkerType setMarkerTypeLocal

Notes

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Posted on 2014-03-17

Waffle SS.

Using markerType is a good method to determine if a string is a valid marker name, unless the marker type isn't set.

if (markerType "mark1" != "") then {hint "valid marker"}