Is there a way to check if a weapon is an MX rifle (carbine) regardless of the attachments?

[alleycat 28]

I would like to check whether a weapon is within an array of weapons. The problem is not the array but the different weapons having different classnames depending on attachments. Is there a way to check if a weapon is an MX rifle (carbine) regardless of the attachments?

 

I have tried iskindof but that appears to be completely useless. From the developer console:

(currentweapon player) iskindof "srifle_LRR_camo_LRPS_F" = false
currentweapon player == "srifle_LRR_camo_LRPS_F"

Makes no sense. In the same console screen I put both lines in the watch field. The weapon being reported as the current weapon of the player returns false on a iskindof check.

 

 

 

EDIT: I will check for ammo type used, should work for the purpose

[Greenfist 1863]

Try isKindOf.

 

I guess something like:

primaryWeapon player isKindOf ["Rifle", configFile >> "CfgWeapons"];

where "rifle" is their parent class. You can check it in the config viewer.

[reyhard 2082]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/isKindOf

 

use alternate syntax

currentWeapon player isKindOf ["Rifle", configFile >> "CfgWeapons];

 

or check

getText (configFile >> "cfgWeapons" >> "rifleClassName" >> "baseWeapon")

[alleycat 28]

Thanks, I do not understand these >> commands, they are so cryptic to me. As for the weapon I went for detecting the magazine, seemed the most reliable and easiest way.

 

I am trying to check if a player was a sniper and was using a sniper rifle in an eventhandler. for the ammo I checked it against and array of ammo types and used the boolean in the condition. I tried the same with the player class, but that did not work.

if ((_causedBy isKindOf "O_sniper_F") or (_causedBy isKindOf "I_sniper_F") or (_causedBy isKindOf "B_sniper_F")) then

I would like to condense this check into something more elegant like with the ammo where I wrote:

 

 

EDIT: would it be possible to write a check like so:

_causedBy isKindOf _variablethatchecksifinsomearray

	_magazines = ["7Rnd_408_Mag","5Rnd_127x108_Mag"];	
_ammotype	=	currentMagazine _causedBy;
		_ammotype = _ammotype in gsa_sniper_magazines; 	
		_class
		
		if ((_causedBy isKindOf "O_sniper_F") or (_causedBy isKindOf "I_sniper_F") or (_causedBy isKindOf "B_sniper_F")) then
		{ 
			systemchat "pass sniper class";
			if (_ammotype) then
			{
				systemchat "killed by valid sniper rifle";
				hint "killed by valid sniper rifle";
			};

[Guest]

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Bis_fnc_baseWeapon

You're welcome.

[alleycat 28]

Thanks that function is very useful.

[Alex150201 894]

Wouldn't the following work too?

_pWeap = primaryWeapon player;
if (_pWeap == arifle_MX_F) then {
hint "Player has MX rifle";
}Else{
hint "Player doesn't have MX rifle";
};

[alleycat 28]

Tested in admin console. primaryWeapon indeed reliably returns the base weapon. However the wiki description is misleading, making it appear that it will return a a subclass with an attachment

[Alex150201 894]

Tested in admin console. primaryWeapon indeed reliably returns the base weapon. However the wiki description is misleading, making it appear that it will return a a subclass with an attachment

So it works?

 

[Guest]

So it works?

 

He did not told us it does not. So maybe yes...

[Alex150201 894]

He did not told us it does not. So maybe yes...

Yep, well if it works I must say, sometimes simple is good and when someone is writing like 1000 lines of code that can easily be done in 100 it makes me a bit mad. Like why the hell don't you got simple way that offers the same thing mate.

[pedeathtrian 99]

Tested in admin console. primaryWeapon indeed reliably returns the base weapon. However the wiki description is misleading, making it appear that it will return a a subclass with an attachment

Could not reproduce (1.56.134787).

Put a soldier in editor. Gave him "arifle_MX_RCO_pointer_snds_F" rifle.

Dropped weapon. Picked up weapon. Removed attachments. Added other attachments.

"primaryWeapon player" always returns "arifle_MX_RCO_pointer_snds_F".

[zapat 56]

This line is what I use to check if unit is using an MX rifle. It identifies every possible combinations correctly:

if(([configfile >> "CfgWeapons" >> primaryWeapon _unit,true] call BIS_fnc_returnParents) select 1== "arifle_MX_base_F") then {};

To check only for a specific subtype (eg. carabine), I use:

 

if(((primaryWeapon _unit) call BIS_fnc_weaponComponents) select 0 ==  "arifle_MXC_F" ) then {};

 

 

[Alex150201 894]

Could not reproduce (1.56.134787).

Put a soldier in editor. Gave him "arifle_MX_RCO_pointer_snds_F" rifle.

Dropped weapon. Picked up weapon. Removed attachments. Added other attachments.

"primaryWeapon player" always returns "arifle_MX_RCO_pointer_snds_F".

Okay then it doesnt work :D I dont know man arma  is weird and we all know it especially if you have over 1000 hours like me :)

[pedeathtrian 99]

All MX carbine classes derived from "arifle_MXC_F" class, so the fastest way to check for any derived class is to use isKindOf with this class as first element in array argument for isKindOf:

(primaryWeapon player) isKindOf ["arifle_MXC_F", configFile >> "CfgWeapons"]

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This line is what I use to check if unit is using an MX rifle. It identifies every possible combinations correctly:

if(([configfile >> "CfgWeapons" >> primaryWeapon _unit,true] call BIS_fnc_returnParents) select 1== "arifle_MX_base_F") then {};

This does not detect every possible combination. Check "arifle_MXC_F" class, it has "arifle_MX_base_F" as the very first parent (should be select 0). Same for "arifle_MX_F".

 

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As for the weapon I went for detecting the magazine, seemed the most reliable and easiest way.

You can end up with MX SW using 30Rnd magazine this way.

[Tajin 349]

A bit unorthodox, but In this specific case a simple string comparison should also do the trick:

fnc_inStr = {
    _str1 = _this select 0;
    _str2 = _this select 1;
    _arr1 = _str1 splitString "";
    _arr2 = _str2 splitString "";
    _res = true;

    {
        if (_x != (_arr2 select _forEachIndex)) exitWith { _res = false; };
    } forEach _arr1

    _res
};

if ( ["arifle_MX", primaryWeapon player] call fnc_inStr ) then {...};