Creating an object through script

[eagledude4 3]

if (isNull cashpile1) then {
	cashpile1 = "il_money_stack_500s" createvehicle (getpos posCashpile1);
};

What I want to do is create an object called cashpile1 at the position poscashpile1. is this how I would accomplish this? I used this syntax "Object = type createVehicle position" but am unsure if the object = will actually give the new vehicle that name, or if I have to use setVehicleVarName in setVehicleInit or something.

[iceman77 18]

cashpile1 would be the object name.

[dragonsyr 21]

if (isNull cashpile1) then {
	cashpile1 = "il_money_stack_500s" createvehicle (getpos posCashpile1);
};

What I want to do is create an object called cashpile1 at the position poscashpile1. is this how I would accomplish this? I used this syntax "Object = type createVehicle position" but am unsure if the object = will actually give the new vehicle that name, or if I have to use setVehicleVarName in setVehicleInit or something.

try that if SP MP mission.. notice that on dedi servers not working that way.

_spawn = [getMarkerPos "poscashpile1", "il_money_stack_500s", "cashpile1",0];

edit: i think you can use the GetPos also. getmarkerpos needs a named marker in your mission

Edited November 28, 2012 by dragonsyr

[neokika 62]

cashpile1 would be the object name.

Not correct, cashpile1 will simply be a variable holding the object instance, use setVehicleVarName in order to give the object a name.

[eagledude4 3]

So would this be what I'm looking for?: (Also, I used getmarkerpos by mistake earlier)

if (isNull cashpile1) then {
	_spawn = [getPos "poscashpile1", "il_money_stack_500s", "cashpile1",0];
};

Do I need to use createVehicle with _spawn or something?

[Horner 13]

If cashpile1 is a handler, as in, if it is used like so...

[color="#FF0000"]cashpile1[/color] = "il_money_stack_500s" createVehicle (getPos poscashpile1);

Then, you need to be aware that "cashpile1", if not defined before (which is why you're checking isNull), is NOT defined as an object, therefore it will never meet your isNull check because isNull only checks against objects, so if the handler is not assigned to an object then "cashpile1" cannot be checked using isNull.

isNull is really only effective for checking to see if an object that you defined before exists. Here is an example.

private["_car"];
_car = (nearestObjects [getPos player, ["LandVehicle"], 20] select 0);
waitUntil {isNull _car};
hint "_car is null";

Edited November 29, 2012 by Horner
Added Example of isNull

[eagledude4 3]

Alright that makes sense.

If I were to define the location of cashpile1 at the beginning of my mission like this:

_posCashpile1 = createMarker ["posCashpile1", position cashpile1]

Could I use:

_posCashpile1 = getMarkerPos "posCashpile1";
_cashpile1 = nearestObject [_posCashPile1, "il_money_stack_500s"];

if (isNull _cashpile1) then {
	_cashpile1 = "il_money_stack_500s" createvehicle _posCashpile1;
};

Edited November 29, 2012 by eagledude4

[twirly 11]

That should work as long as "il_money_stack_500s" is a recognisable object to the nearestObject command.

[Horner 13]

If no "il_money_stack_500s" is found _cashpile1 will be nil. Assign _cashpile1 as objNull first to get a definite isNull check.

_posCashpile1 = getMarkerPos "posCashpile1";
_cashpile1 = objNull;
_cashpile1 = nearestObject [_posCashPile1, "il_money_stack_500s"];

if (isNull _cashpile1) then 
{
	_cashpile1 = "il_money_stack_500s" createvehicle _posCashpile1;
};

EDIT: Since I didn't test this I'll add in something else, not sure if the nearestObject check, if something is not found will it return the value to objNull, therefore it may be best to use a check if the above doesn't work.

_posCashpile1 = getMarkerPos "posCashpile1";
_cashpile1 = objNull;
if ((count (nearestObjects [_posCashpile1, ["il_money_stack_500s"], 5])) > 0) then
{
_cashpile1 = nearestObject [_posCashPile1, "il_money_stack_500s"];
};

if (isNull _cashpile1) then 
{
	_cashpile1 = "il_money_stack_500s" createvehicle _posCashpile1;
};

Edited November 30, 2012 by Horner