params

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Description

Description:

Parses array of params into array of private variables. When used without argument, as shown in syntax 1, internal variable "_this", which is usually available inside functions and event handlers, is used as argument.
The values of passed argument array would be assigned to private variables given in the format array and respectful of their order in the array. To skip some values, give an empty string for a private variable name in format array.
To force variable value to a predefined value when argument is undefined, use [variableName, defaultValue] format. To make sure passed value is of a specific type, supply the desired typeName in addition. The command will throw an error and return false if validation fails. For "ARRAY" types it is also possible to validate the length of the passed array.
On successful parsing params returns true

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

params [element1, element2,...elementN]

Parameters:

[element1, element2,...elementN]: Array - format array

elementN: String or Array
String is the name of a private variable (must begin with underscore _, e.g. "_myVar")
Array could be one of the following constructs:

• [variableName, defaultValue]
• [variableName, defaultValue, expectedType]
• [variableName, defaultValue, "ARRAY", expectedArrayLength]

variableName: String - name of a private variable (must begin with underscore _, e.g. "_myVar")
defaultValue: Anything - default value to assign to private variable if passed value is nil
expectedType: String - check if passed value is of a certain type, otherwise fail and return false
expectedArrayLength: Number - if passed value is of type "ARRAY", check that it is of a certain length, otherwise fail and return false

Return Value:

Boolean - true on success, false on failure

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

argument params [element1, element2,...elementN]

Parameters:

argument: Anything - A usual array of params is expected. If a non-array value is passed, it will be converted to 1 element array

[element1, element2,...elementN]: Array - format array

elementN: String or Array:
String is the name of a private variable (must begin with underscore _, e.g. "_myVar")
Array could be one of the following constructs:

• [variableName, defaultValue]
• [variableName, defaultValue, expectedType]
• [variableName, defaultValue, "ARRAY", expectedArrayLength]

variableName: String - name of a private variable (must begin with underscore _, e.g. "_myVar")
defaultValue: Anything - default value to assign to private variable if passed value is nil
expectedType: String - check if passed value is of a certain type, otherwise fail and return false
expectedArrayLength: Number - if passed value is of type "ARRAY", check that it is of a certain length, otherwise fail and return false

Return Value:

Boolean - true on success, false on failure

Examples

Example 1:

[1, 2, 3] call { private ["_one", "_two", "_three"]; _one = _this select 0; _two = _this select 1; _three = _this select 2; // ..... }; // Same as above, only using params [1, 2, 3] call { params ["_one", "_two", "_three"]; // ..... };

Example 2:

[123] call { params ["_myvar"]; }; // Below would produce the same result as above 123 call { params ["_myvar"]; };

Example 3:

position player params ["", "", "_z"]; if (_z > 10) then { hint "YOU ARE FLYING!"; };

Example 4:

[1, nil, 2] params ["_var1", "_var2", "_var3"]; // All 3 variables are made private but only _var1 and _var3 are defined [1, nil, 2] params ["_var1", ["_var2", 23], "_var3"]; // All 3 variables are private and defined

Example 5:

[1, 2] call { if (!params ["_var1", "_var2", ["_var3", true, typeName true]]) exitWith {}; hint str [_var1, _var2, _var3]; }; // The hint shows [1,2,true] [1, 2, 3] call { if (!params ["_var1", "_var2", ["_var3", true, "BOOL"]]) exitWith {}; hint str [_var1, _var2, _var3]; }; // Error! Type Number, expected BOOL

Example 6:

[1, "ok", [1, 2, 3]] call { if (!params [ ["_var1", 0, "SCALAR"], ["_var2", "", typeName ""], ["_var3", [0,0,0], "ARRAY", 3] ]) exitWith {}; hint "ok"; }; // Passes validation [1, 2, [3, 4, 5]] call { if (!params ["_var1", "_var2", ["_var3", [], typeName [], 0]]) exitWith {}; hint "ok"; }; // Fails, because passed array is expected to be of 0 length, i.e. empty

Example 7:

position player params ["_x", "_y"]; player setPos [_x, _y, 100];

Example 8:

[1, 2, 3, [4, 5, 6]] call { params ["_one", "_two", "_three"]; _this select 3 params ["_four", "_five", "_six"]; };

Example 9:

{ _x params ["_group", "_index"]; // ..... } forEach waypoints group player;

Example 10:

fn_someFnc = { params ["_position", ["_direction", 0], ["_name", ""]]; // Extract the x, y, and z from "_position" array: _position params ["_x", "_y", "_z"]; // ..... }; [position player, direction player, name player] call fn_someFnc;

Additional Information

See also:

selectsetresizereverseinfindtoArraytoStringforEachcountdeleteAtdeleteRangeappendsortBIS_fnc_param

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[[Category:Introduced with arma3dev version 1.45]][[ Category: arma3dev: New Scripting Commands | PARAMS]][[ Category: arma3dev: Scripting Commands | PARAMS]]