params, expected data type for side

[Mr H. 400]

Using https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/params you can define expected datatypes with an "Array of direct Data Types" eg. {} is CODE, but what's the correct way to check that the parameter is a side ? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/typeName seems to imply that it's sideUnknown but:
 

params [
	["_units",[],[]],
	["_side",WEST,sideUnknown],
	["_position",[0,0,0],[],3]
   ];

Throws an error
while

params [
	["_units",[],[]],
	["_side",WEST],
	["_position",[0,0,0],[],3]
   ];

Does not.
And I can't find the right syntax...

[Grumpy Old Man 3540]

28 minutes ago, Mr H. said:

Using https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/params you can define expected datatypes with an "Array of direct Data Types" eg. {} is CODE, but what's the correct way to check that the parameter is a side ? https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/typeName seems to imply that it's sideUnknown but:
 

params [
	["_units",[],[]],
	["_side",WEST,sideUnknown],
	["_position",[0,0,0],[],3]
   ];

Throws an error
while

params [
	["_units",[],[]],
	["_side",WEST],
	["_position",[0,0,0],[],3]
   ];

Does not.
And I can't find the right syntax...

That's because you're not using the proper syntax, default data type expects an array of data types, in your second example you leave out the faulty syntax, so of course it works.

This should work:

params [["_side",west,[sideUnknown]]];

And hence this:

test = [east] call {
	params [["_side",west,[sideUnknown]]];
	_side
};

should hold east side in "test" variable.

 

 

Cheers

[Mr H. 400]

Ahhhh that's whar I was missing thanks!

[Mr H. 400]

I assume that :

params [
		["_units",[],[[]]],
		["_side",WEST,[sideUnknown]],
		["_position",[0,0,0],[[]],3]
	];

is also the correct syntax for the rest