faction

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Description

Description:

Gets unit faction. Standard Factions include:
Arma 2: "USMC", "INS", "CDF", "RU", "CIV", "GUE", "CIV_RU" Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead: "BIS_US", "BIS_CZ", "BIS_GER", "BIS_TK", "BIS_TK_INS", "BIS_TK_GUE", "BIS_UN", "BIS_TK_CIV", "BIS_CIV_special" DLC Factions
Arma 2: British Armed Forces: "BIS_BAF", "PMC_BAF" Arma 2: Private Military Company: "PMC_BAF" 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

See also:

See also needed

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Notes

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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'.