getting info from the config and then comparing that to another object how to

[jakkob4682 23]

Can someone break this down barny style for me. I.E. Lets say I want to get the screenname of an object?

[MrSherenai 1]

For getting the screen name you can use this

_dispname = getText (configFile >> "cfgVehicles" >> typeof _target >> "displayName");

with _target being the object you want the displayname of.

You can use the very same method to get custom parameters you defined in the config. Lets say you made something called cfgVehicleWeight where the weight for each vehicle is stored under the same object name as in cfgVehicles and now you want the weight of your target:

_weight = getText (configFile >> "cfgVehiclesWeight" >> typeof _target >> "weight");

You see it is pretty easy. You define the root with configFile and then use the >> operator to go deeper in class hierarchy until you reached the level the desired information is stored in.

The datatype returned is called config. If you want an array, a number or a text just wrap your config search with one of these: getNumber(),getArray(),getText() and the return value will be casted to the given type. You can then just handle it like every other variable of the same type.

Edited February 15, 2013 by MrSherenai

[jakkob4682 23]

so if I wanted to get the indirect hit range of an explosion _dangerZone = getNumber(ConfigFile>>"CfgMagazine">>"Explosion">>_explosive>>"indirecthitrange")? then check it in a function with if (_dangerZone > someNumber) then {}?

[MrSherenai 1]

If the config path is correct yes.