allMapMarkers - is the array alphanum sorted by default?

[Alo Keen 7]

As per title, is output of the new A3 script command sorted, and if so, what are the criteria/keys? Name, some id....?

[Llano 11]

Test and print them out?

[Alo Keen 7]

I did, it seems they are, but didn't want to run into an untested case somewhere down the line.

[jacmac 2]

What type is returned? An array of map marker names (strings)?

[Alo Keen 7]

From what I could tell, yes. Didn't do a type check on it, just diag_log. Gonna look up checking var types and report back... Damn, learning a new language from scratch is infuriating, I keep looking through the wiki and stuff to do the basics...

[loki 1]

if you open the editor debug (in editor or game) and type allMapMarkers.. you get this:

["BIS_loc_Agia_Marina","BIS_loc_Marina_Bay","BIS_loc_Spartan","BIS_loc_Village1"
,"BIS_loc_LZ_Connor","BIS_loc_TrypitiBay","BIS_loc_Girna","BIS_loc_village2"
,"BIS_loc_CampMaxwell","BIS_loc_AirStation","BIS_loc_Old_Outpost"
,"BIS_loc_SniperSchool","BIS_loc_Xiros","BIS_loc_Pythos","BIS_loc_CampTempest1"
,"BIS_loc_Airfield1","BIS_loc_NatoBase1","BIS_loc_farm2","BIS_loc_CampRogain"
,"BIS_loc_hill1","BIS_loc_hill2","BIS_loc_hill4","BIS_loc_hill5","BIS_loc_hill6"
,"BIS_loc_hill7","BIS_loc_hill8","BIS_loc_hill9","BIS_loc_hill10","BIS_loc_hill12"
,"BIS_loc_Strogos_Bay","BIS_loc_Girna_Bay","BIS_loc_Kyfi_Bay","BIS_loc_Nisi_Bay"
,"BIS_loc_Tsoukalia","BIS_loc_KeirosBay","BIS_loc_Kamino_Coast","BIS_loc_Limeri_Bay"
,"BIS_loc_TsoukalaBay","BIS_loc_LZBaldy","BIS_loc_MilRange","BIS_loc_Kamino_Bay"]

makes it very easy to tell if marine or no roads for dynamic spawning.

eFindLocations.sqf

_i = 0;

eLocations = {

_color = _this select 0;
_locations = configfile >> "cfgworlds" >> worldname >> "names";

//--- Create config-base locations
	for "_i" from 0 to (count _locations - 1) do {
		_current = _locations select _i;

		_classname = format ["BIS_loc_%1",configname _current];
		_position = getarray(_current >> "position");
		_type = gettext(_current >> "type");

		_m = createMarker [_classname, _position];
		if (DebugDeep == "true") then {_m setMarkerType "mil_dot";} else { _m setMarkerType "empty";};
		if (_type == "NameMarine") then {_m setMarkerColor "ColorBlue"};
		if ((_type == "Hill")||(_type == "ViewPoint")) then {_m setMarkerColor "ColorGreen"};
		if (_type == "Airport") then {_m setMarkerColor "ColorOrange"};

		_m_text = format["%1", _classname];
		if (DebugDeep == "true") then {_m_text = format["%1 <> Pos: %2", _classname,_position];};

		_m setMarkerText _m_text;

		//hint format ["mName: %1\nmPos: %2\ntype: %3\ncurrent: %4",_classname,_position,_type,_current];	
	};		


//last bracket of eLocations function
};


//call the function
["ColorBlack"] call eLocations;

eRoads.sqf

//fnc to find all road segments found in ao_size of current area.
ao_markerLocations_roads = 
{

markerLocations_roads = getMarkerPos "AO" nearRoads ao_size;
if (isNil "markerLocations_roads") exitWith {if (Debug == "true") then {hint "im NIL: no roads in marker area";};};

if (DebugDeep == "true") then { 
	for "_i" from 0 to (count markerLocations_roads - 1) do {
		_current = markerLocations_roads select _i;
		_position = position _current;


		roadMarkerName = format["roadMarker_%1", _current];
		roadMarker = createMarker [roadMarkerName, _position];
		roadMarker setMarkerType "mil_dot";
		roadMarker setMarkerText roadMarkerName;
		roadMarker setMarkerColor 'colorBlack';
		myMarkerNameVar set [(count myMarkerNameVar), roadMarker]; // push the marker name into the array

	};

};
//last bracket of ao_markerLocations_roads function
};

call ao_markerLocations_roads;

ALL JUST EXAMPLES

[jacmac 2]

It returns an array of strings and the array is unsorted. It appears to me that the array returned is in the order that the markers were created, but I did not test that.