DCS func getGroup: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:45, 26 January 2023

Envrioment:	Mission Scripting

Function:	getGroup	Added with: 1.2.0

Member Of:	Unit
Syntax:	Group Unit.getGroup(Class Self )
Description:	Returns the Group object that the Unit belongs to.

Return Value:	Group
Return Example:

Examples:
Related Functions:	Unit Functions: isActive, getPlayerName, getID, getNumber, getCategoryEx, getObjectID, getController, getGroup, getCallsign, getLife, getLife0, getFuel, getAmmo, getSensors, hasSensors, getRadar, getDrawArgumentValue, getNearestCargos, enableEmission, getDescentCapacity Object Functions: isExist, destroy, getCategory, getTypeName, getDesc, hasAttribute, getName, getPoint, getPosition, getVelocity, inAir Coalition Object Functions: getCoalition, getCountry
Notes:	Due to a bug client groups are not accessible at present 1.5.3 and 2.0.2. In version 2.8.2, unit:getGroup() will return nil if the unit is a ground unit that is dead (this includes units referenced in UNIT_LOST and DEAD events). It might return nil for air units as well, depending on timing of the events.

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 |notes= Due to a bug client groups are not accessible at present 1.5.3 and 2.0.2.
+In version 2.8.2, unit:getGroup() will return nil if the unit is a ground unit that is dead (this includes units referenced in UNIT_LOST and DEAD events).  It might return nil for air units as well, depending on timing of the events.
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 [[Category:Class Functions|getGroup]]
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