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{{Template:dcs_funcs

|fName= getDescByName

|vNum= 1.2.0

|par1= [[DCS_Class_Object|Object]]

|par2=

|par3=

|par4=

|desc= Return a description table of the specified Object type. Object does not need to be in the mission in order to query its data.

Function also works with [[DCS_Class_Unit|Unit]], [[DCS_Class_Static_Object|Static Object]], [[DCS_Class_Scenery_Object|Scenery Object]], [[DCS_Class_Airbase|Airbase]]

|rtnType= table

|rtnExample= A-10C Descriptor Table
{
["speedMax0"] = 236,
["massEmpty"] = 11739,
["tankerType"] = 0,
["range"] = 1500,
["box"] = {
["min"] = {
["y"] = -1.2815840244293,
["x"] = -9.1228017807007,
["z"] = -9.4672021865845,
},
["max"] = {
["y"] = 2.3696703910828,
["x"] = 7.6860585212708,
["z"] = 9.4541301727295,
},
},
["Hmax"] = 10000,
["Kmax"] = 0.52999997138977,
["category"] = 0,
["speedMax10K"] = 134,
["NyMin"] = -2,
["fuelMassMax"] = 5029,
["speedMax"] = 236,
["NyMax"] = 5.9000000953674,
["massMax"] = 21081,
["RCS"] = 10,
["displayName"] = "A-10C",
["life"] = 32,
["VyMax"] = 30,
["attributes"] = {
["Air"] = true,
["Battle airplanes"] = true,
["NonAndLightArmoredUnits"] = true,
["Battleplanes"] = true,
["Refuelable"] = true,
["All"] = true,
["Planes"] = true,
["NonArmoredUnits"] = true,
},
["typeName"] = "A-10C",
["Kab"] = 0,
}

|reqType1= String

|reqName1= typeName

|reqType2=

|reqName2=

|optType1=

|optType2=

|related=
[[DCS_Class_Object|'''Object Functions:''']] {{listofScriptingObjectFuncs}}

|examples= local a10CDataTable = Unit.getDescByName('A-10C')

|notes=

Airbase.getDescByName was added in v1.2.6

}}
[[Category:Class Functions|getDescByName]]

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 |par2= [[DCS_Class_Static_Object|StaticObject]]
-|par3= [[DCS_Class_Weapon|Weapon]]
+|par3= [[DCS_Class_Airbase|Airbase]]
-|par4= [[DCS_Class_Airbase|Airbase]]
+|par4= [[DCS_Class_Scenery_Object|SceneryObject]]
-|par5= [[DCS_Class_Scenery_Object|SceneryObject]]
+|par5=
 |par6=
 |par7=
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 [[DCS_Class_Unit|'''StaticObject Functions:''']] {{listofScriptingStaticFuncs}}
 [[DCS_Class_Unit|'''Airbase Functions:''']] {{listOfScriptingAirbaseFuncs}}

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-{{Template:dcs_funcs
+{{Template:dcs_funcs_multiclass
 |fName= getDescByName
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 |par1= [[DCS_Class_Unit|Unit]]
-|par2= [[DCS_Class_Static_Object|Static Object]]
+|par2= [[DCS_Class_Static_Object|StaticObject]]
 |par3= [[DCS_Class_Weapon|Weapon]]
@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 |par4= [[DCS_Class_Airbase|Airbase]]
 |desc= Return a description table of the specified Object type. Object does not need to be in the mission in order to query its data.

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 |fName= getDescByName
-|vNum= 1.2.0
+|vNum= 1.2.4
 |par1= [[DCS_Class_Unit|Unit]]
@@ Line 93: / Line 93: @@
 }}
 [[Category:Class Functions|getDescByName]]

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 [[DCS_Class_Unit|'''Unit Functions:''']] {{listOfScriptingUnitFuncs}}
-[[DCS_Class_Unit|'''StaticObject Functions:''']] {{listofScriptingObjectFuncs}}
+[[DCS_Class_Unit|'''StaticObject Functions:''']] {{listofScriptingStaticFuncs}}
 [[DCS_Class_Unit|'''Weapon Functions:''']] {{listOfScriptingWeaponFuncs}}

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 |vNum= 1.2.0
-|par1= [[DCS_Class_Object|Object]]
+|par1= [[DCS_Class_Unit|Unit]]
-|par2=
+|par2= [[DCS_Class_Static_Object|Static Object]]
-|par3=
+|par3= [[DCS_Class_Weapon|Weapon]]
-|par4=
+|par4= [[DCS_Class_Airbase|Airbase]]
 |desc= Return a description table of the specified Object type. Object does not need to be in the mission in order to query its data.
-Function also works with [[DCS_Class_Unit|Unit]], [[DCS_Class_Static_Object|Static Object]], [[DCS_Class_Scenery_Object|Scenery Object]], [[DCS_Class_Airbase|Airbase]]
+Function works with [[DCS_Class_Unit|Unit]], [[DCS_Class_Static_Object|Static Object]], [[DCS_Class_Scenery_Object|Scenery Object]], [[DCS_Class_Airbase|Airbase]]
 |rtnType= table
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 |related=
-[[DCS_Class_Object|'''Object Functions:''']] {{listofScriptingObjectFuncs}}
+[[DCS_Class_Unit|'''Unit Functions:''']] {{listOfScriptingUnitFuncs}}
 |examples= local a10CDataTable = Unit.getDescByName('A-10C')