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|descr= Sets the name of a location or a person. In Arma 3 this can be used to set [[name]] of a person but only in single player.
|descr= Sets the name of a location or a person. In Arma 3 this can be used to set [[name]] of a person but only in single player.


|s1= unit '''setName''' name
|s1= unit [[setName]] name


|p1= unit: [[Object]]
|p1= unit: [[Object]]
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|r1=[[Nothing]]
|r1=[[Nothing]]


|s2= unit '''setName''' [name, firstName, lastName]
|s2= unit [[setName]] [name, firstName, lastName]


|p21= unit: [[Object]]
|p21= unit: [[Object]]
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|r2= [[Nothing]]
|r2= [[Nothing]]


|s3= location '''setName''' name
|s3= location [[setName]] name


|p41= location: [[Location]]
|p41= location: [[Location]]

Revision as of 19:10, 20 June 2021

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Description

Description:
Sets the name of a location or a person. In Arma 3 this can be used to set name of a person but only in single player.
Groups:
Unit IdentityLocations

Syntax 1

Syntax:
unit setName name
Parameters:
unit: Object
name: String
Return Value:
Nothing

Syntax 2

Syntax:
unit setName [name, firstName, lastName]
Parameters:
unit: Object
name: String
firstName: String
lastName: String
Return Value:
Nothing

Syntax 3

Syntax:
location setName name
Parameters:
location: Location
name: String
Return Value:
Nothing

Examples

Example 1:
myLocation setName "My Location Name";
Example 2:
player setName "New Name";
Example 3:
player setName ["Ben Kerry","Ben","Kerry"];

Additional Information

See also:
namenameSoundsetNameSoundsetIdentity

Notes

Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
Only post proven facts here! Add Note
Posted on September 19, 2013‎
Druid
Support of a person as the first parameter from Arma 3 v. 1.02.
Posted on April 12, 2014
Waffle SS.
Seems to have no effect on players in Multiplayer. (Arma 3 v1.00)
Posted on August 18, 2014
Pierre MGI
Only last name will appear in command bar i.e. this setname _mynameArray will display _mynameArray select 2. If setname is used with a string : this setname "blah", nothing occurs in command bar and default randomized name is displayed.

Dealing with the units' names in a script, _x (in a foreach units group, for example) will return the "object" as B ALFA 4-1:2 or the name written in ai unit name field in editor (if exists). This context is rather a "variable name" for each object (ai) than an "identity name" as given via setname function.

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