DCS Class Weapon - Revision history

Loophole 62ndFF at 00:50, 4 January 2023

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Grimes at 00:10, 21 March 2022

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{{Template:DCSscriptingClasses
|cName= Weapon

|vNum= 1.2.0

|xVar=

|inVar= [[DCS_Class_Object|Object]], [[DCS_Class_Coalition_Object|Coalition Object]]
|desc= Represents a weapon object: shell, rocket, missile and bomb

|type= [[DCS_enum_weapon|Weapon Flag]] is a complex enumerator used to describe the type of weapon. Information can be found on the linked page because it is a headache to summarize quickly.

{{DCS_enum_weapon_category}}

{{DCS_enum_weapon_guidanceType}}

{{DCS_enum_weapon_missileCategory}}

{{DCS_enum_weapon_wareheadType}}

|}

|structures=

Common Weapon description table shared by all weapons:

Weapon.Desc = extends Object.Desc {
category = enum Weapon.Category,
warhead = {
type = enum Weapon.WarheadType,
mass = Mass,
caliber = Distance,
explosiveMass = Mass or nil, --for HE and AP(+HE) warheads only
shapedExplosiveMass = Mass or nil, --for shaped explosive warheads only
shapedExplosiveArmorThickness = Distance or nil ----for shaped explosive warheads only
}
}

Missile Description

Weapon.DescMissile = extends Weapon.Desc {
guidance = enum Weapon.GuidanceType,
rangeMin = Distance,
rangeMaxAltMin = Distance,
rangeMaxAltMax = Distance,
altMin = Distance,
altMax = Distance,
Nmax = number,
fuseDist = Distance
}

Rocket Description

Weapon.DescRocket = extends Weapon.Desc {
distMin = Distance,
distMax = Distance
}

Bomb Description
Weapon.DescBomb = extends Weapon.Desc {
guidance = enum Weapon.GuidanceType,
altMin = Distance,
altMax = Distance,

|staticFuncs=

|memberFuncs= {{listOfScriptingWeaponFuncs}}

'''Inherited from [[DCS_Class_Object| Object Class:]]''' {{listofScriptingObjectFuncs}}

'''Inherited from [[DCS_Class_Coalition_Object| Coalition Object Class:]]'''
{{listofScriptingCoaObjectFuncs}}

|funcs=

|events= [[DCS_event_shot|shot]], [[DCS_event_hit|hit]], [[DCS_event_shooting_start|shooting_start]], [[DCS_event_shooting_end|shooting_end]]

|notes= Weapon objects can be gathered through the use of event handlers.

}}

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 |desc= Represents a weapon object: shell, rocket, missile and bomb
-|type= [[DCS_enum_weapon|Weapon Flag]] is a complex enumerator used to describe the type of weapon. Information can be found on the linked page because it is a headache to summarize quickly.
+|type= [[DCS_enum_weapon|Weapon.flag]] is a complex enumerator used to describe the type of weapon. Information can be found on the linked page because it is a headache to summarize quickly.
+<br/>Note that Weapon.Category values are <u>not</u> obtained by calling ''weapon'':getCategory() - that calls Object.getCategory(''weapon'') and will <u>always</u> return the value Object.Category.WEAPON.  Instead you need to use ''weapon'':getDesc().category to find the Weapon.Category!
 {{DCS_enum_weapon_category}}