MIST respawnGroup

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mist.respawnGroup

Added with: Mist 3.0
Description
Respawns a group of the name groupName at its initial location as set in the mission editor.
Syntax
string mist.respawnGroup(string groupName , boolean/number task/taskDelay )
Valid Input Values:
groupName= name of the group that is to respawn

task= Optional variable that will re-assign the groups original route. If task is not provided group will remain stationary or RTB if an aircraft. Function returns a mission editor formatted table of the group.

taskDelay= If this variable is a number it will re-assign the groups original route after the specified time in seconds

Return value:
string
Return example:
string of group's name
Usage Examples:
The following code will respawn a group if it has died.

 if not Group.getByName('groupName') then
   mist.respawnGroup('groupName', true)
 end

The following will respawn a group and send the group on its route as defined in the mission editor in 2 minutes (120 seconds)

 if not Group.getByName('groupName') then
   mist.respawnGroup('groupName', 120)
 end

The following will respawn a group in place. If it is an aircraft group, they will immediately RTB to the nearest friendly airbase

 if not Group.getByName('groupName') then
   mist.respawnGroup('groupName)
 end

Notes:
As of mist 3.3 this function supports the use of static objects.
Related Functions
dynAdd, dynAddStatic, groupTableCheck, getNextUnitId, getNextGroupId, respawnGroup, respawnInZone, cloneGroup, cloneInZone, teleportGroup, teleportInZone, teleportToPoint, spawnRandomizedGroup

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