Difference between revisions of "DCS func getDescByName"

Revision as of 00:09, 21 March 2022

Envrioment:	Mission Scripting

Function:	getDescByName	Added with: 1.2.4

Member Of:	Unit, Static Object, Weapon, Airbase
Syntax:	table Unit.getDescByName(String typeName )
Description:	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 works with Unit, Static Object, Scenery Object, Airbase

Return Value:	table
Return Example:	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, }

Examples:	local a10CDataTable = Unit.getDescByName('A-10C')
Related Functions:	Unit Functions: isActive, getPlayerName, getID, getNumber, getCategoryEx, getObjectID, getController, getGroup, getCallsign, getLife, getLife0, getFuel, getAmmo, getSensors, hasSensors, getRadar, getDrawArgumentValue, getNearestCargos, enableEmission, getDescentCapacity StaticObject Functions: getID, getLife, getCargoDisplayName, getCargoWeight, getDrawArgumentValue Weapon Functions: getLauncher, getTarget, getCategoryEx Airbase Functions: getCallsign, getUnit, getID, getCategoryEx, getParking, getRunways, getTechObjectPos, getDispatcherTowerPos, getRadioSilentMode, setRadioSilentMode, autoCapture, autoCaptureIsOn, setCoalition, getWarehouse,
Notes:	Airbase.getDescByName was added in v1.2.6

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 |fName= getDescByName
-|vNum= 1.2.0
+|vNum= 1.2.4
 |par1= [[DCS_Class_Unit|Unit]]
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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}}
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 }}
 [[Category:Class Functions|getDescByName]]
+[[Category:Game Patch 1.2.4|getDescByName]]