setInfoPanel: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:59, 7 May 2022

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Description:: Opens given component or first component of given component type on specified info panel.
Groups:: Custom Panels

Syntax:: setInfoPanel [infopanelId, componentClassOrType]
Parameters:: infoPanelId: String - info panel classname, or "left" or "right"
: componentClassOrType: String
Return Value:: Boolean - true if panel was successfully opened, false otherwise (e.g. opening GPS on player without GPS item or setting panel to vehicle that doesn't have such capability configured)

Example 1:: // opens slingload assistant on right panel private _result = setInfoPanel ["VehicleSystemsDisplayManagerComponentRight", "SlingLoadDisplayComponent"]; if (!_result) then { hint "could not open the slingload assistant, sorry" };

See also:: Arma 3 Custom Info infoPanel infoPanels infoPanelComponents enableInfoPanelComponent infoPanelComponentEnabled

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 |r1= [[Boolean]] - [[true]] if panel was successfully opened, [[false]] otherwise (e.g. opening GPS on player without GPS item or setting panel to vehicle that doesn't have such capability configured)
-|x1= <code>{{cc|opens slingload assistant on right panel}}
+|x1= <sqf>
-_result = [[setInfoPanel]] ["VehicleSystemsDisplayManagerComponentRight", "SlingLoadDisplayComponent"];</code>
+// opens slingload assistant on right panel
+private _result = setInfoPanel ["VehicleSystemsDisplayManagerComponentRight", "SlingLoadDisplayComponent"];
+if (!_result) then { hint "could not open the slingload assistant, sorry" };
+</sqf>
 |seealso= [[Arma 3 Custom Info]] [[infoPanel]] [[infoPanels]] [[infoPanelComponents]] [[enableInfoPanelComponent]] [[infoPanelComponentEnabled]]
 }}