Difference between revisions of "DCS func getPlayers"

Latest revision as of 07:25, 17 March 2022

Envrioment:	Mission Scripting

Function:	getPlayers	Added with: 1.2.4

Member Of:	coalition
Syntax:	table coalition.getPlayers(enum coalitionId )
Description:	Returns a table of unit objects that are currently occupied by players. Function is useful in multiplayer to easily filter client aircraft from everything else.

Return Value:	table
Return Example:

Examples:	Print the names of client aircraft currently spawned on blue. local bluePlayers = coalition.getPlayers(2) for i = 1, #bluePlayers do env.info(Unit.getName(bluePlayers[i])) end
Related Functions:	Coalition Functions: addGroup, addStaticObject, getGroups, getStaticObjects, getAirbases. getPlayers, getServiceProviders, addRefPoint, getRefPoints, getMainRefPoint, getCountryCoalition
Notes:	Function does not currently return units controlled via Combined Arms.

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-|examples=
+|examples= Print the names of client aircraft currently spawned on blue.
+  local bluePlayers = coalition.getPlayers(2)
+  for i = 1, #bluePlayers do
+     env.info(Unit.getName(bluePlayers[i]))
+  end
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 }}
 [[Category:Singleton Functions|getPlayers]]
+[[Category:Game Patch 1.2.4|getPlayers]]