DCS func getObjectID
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| Envrioment: | Mission Scripting | ||
| Function: | getObjectID | Added with: 1.2.4 | |
| Member Of: | Unit | ||
| Syntax: | number Unit.getObjectID(Class Self ) | ||
| Description: | Returns the runtime object Id associated with the unit. Every single object on the map is represented by a unique objectID value.
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| Return Value: | number | ||
| Return Example: | 13777728 | ||
| Examples: | |||
| Related Functions: | Unit Functions: isActive, getPlayerName, getID, getNumber, getCategoryEx, getObjectID, getController, getGroup, getCallsign, getLife, getLife0, getFuel, getAmmo, getSensors, hasSensors, getRadar, getDrawArgumentValue, getNearestCargos, enableEmission, getDescentCapacity
Object Functions: isExist, destroy, getCategory, getTypeName, getDesc, hasAttribute, getName, getPoint, getPosition, getVelocity, inAir | ||
| Notes: | If you ever serialized an object like a unit, weapon, etc it would be something like the following:
object = {
["_id"] = 13777728,
}
As a result you can also get the objectID without calling this function. For example: local unit = Unit.getByName('bob')
env.info(unit["_id"])
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