Functions by Functionality

See also: Scripting Commands by Functionality

Introduction

This page has been created to help you find the appropriate functions when you are dealing with specific scripting situations (e.g. all functions that have to do with triggers, or to control unit behaviour, etc.).

Keep in mind that there can be cases where certain functions may appear in more than one category.

Actions

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_packStaticWeapon

BIS_fnc_unpackStaticWeapon

Ambient

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_ambientAnim

BIS_fnc_ambientFlyby

BIS_fnc_animalBehaviour

BIS_fnc_ambientBlacklist

Animals

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleAnimals

Arrays

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_arrayPush

BIS_fnc_findExtreme

BIS_fnc_returnNestedElement

BIS_fnc_randomIndex

BIS_fnc_sortBy

Briefing

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_briefingAnimate

BIS_fnc_briefingInit

CAS

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleCAS

Combat

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_enemyDetected

BIS_fnc_enemyTargets

Configs

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_loadClass

BIS_fnc_returnParents

BIS_fnc_getCfgDataPool

BIS_fnc_getCfgData

Conversations

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_genericSentence

BIS_fnc_genericSentenceInit

BIS_fnc_kbCreateDummy

BIS_fnc_kbTopicConfig

Curator

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_drawCuratorRespawnMarkers

BIS_fnc_moduleCuratorSetAttributes

BIS_fnc_moduleCuratorSetCamera

BIS_fnc_curatorWaypointPlaced

BIS_fnc_addCuratorAreaFromTrigger

CuratorChallenges

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_addCuratorChallenge

BIS_fnc_curatorChallengeIlluminate

BIS_fnc_curatorChallengeSpawnLightning

BIS_fnc_manageCuratorChallenges

CuratorLite

Description.

e.g.

None

Database

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_dbImportConfig

BIS_fnc_dbValueRemove

BIS_fnc_dbValueReturn

BIS_fnc_dbValueSet

Debug

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_codePerformance

BIS_fnc_functionPath

BIS_fnc_halt

BIS_fnc_isDemo

BIS_fnc_shutdown

Diagnostic

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_diagAnim

BIS_fnc_diagBulletCam

BIS_fnc_diagKnownTargets

BIS_fnc_diagRadio

Effects

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_effectFired

BIS_fnc_effectFiredRocket

BIS_fnc_effectKilledAirDestruction

BIS_fnc_moduleEffectsBubbles

Environment

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_destroyCity

BIS_fnc_moduleSkiptime

BIS_fnc_sandstorm

BIS_fnc_setFog

BIS_fnc_setOvercast

Events

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleDate

BIS_fnc_moduleGenericRadio

BIS_fnc_moduleSaveGame

BIS_fnc_moduleVolume

Feedback

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_bloodEffect

BIS_fnc_damagePulsing

BIS_fnc_fatigueEffect

BIS_fnc_indicateBleeding

BIS_fnc_healing

Geometry

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_dirTo

BIS_fnc_distance2D

BIS_fnc_inAngleSector

BIS_fnc_isInsideArea

BIS_fnc_relativeDirTo

BIS_fnc_relPos

GroupModifiers

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleCombatGetIn

BIS_fnc_moduleGroupID

GUI

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_3Dcredits

BIS_fnc_credits

BIS_fnc_GUIeditor

BIS_fnc_typeText

Helicopters

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_helicopterCanFly

BIS_fnc_helicopterDamage

BIS_fnc_helicopterSeat

BIS_fnc_helicopterType

Heliport

Description.

e.g.

None

Hints

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_advHint

BIS_fnc_advHintArg

BIS_fnc_advHintCall

BIS_fnc_advHintCredits

Intel

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleCreateDiaryRecord

BIS_fnc_moduleDiary

BIS_fnc_moduleHQ

BIS_fnc_moduleTaskCreate

Inventory

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_addWeapon

BIS_fnc_baseWeapon

BIS_fnc_deleteInventory

BIS_fnc_invAdd

Lightning

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleLightning

LiveFeed

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_liveFeedModuleEffects

BIS_fnc_liveFeedModuleInit

BIS_fnc_liveFeedModuleSetSource

BIS_fnc_liveFeedModuleSetTarget

Map

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_drawAO

BIS_fnc_mapSize

BIS_fnc_markerToTrigger

BIS_fnc_markWaypoints

BIS_fnc_randomPosTrigger

BIS_fnc_worldArea

Mines

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleMine

Misc

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_addStackedEventHandler

BIS_fnc_buildingPositions

BIS_fnc_listPlayers

BIS_fnc_PosToGrid

BIS_fnc_runLater

BIS_fnc_traceBullets

Missions

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_basicTask

BIS_fnc_forceEnd

BIS_fnc_missionHandlers

BIS_fnc_missionTasks

BIS_fnc_singleMissionConfig

MissionTypes

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleMPTypeDefense

BIS_fnc_moduleMPTypeGameMaster

BIS_fnc_moduleMPTypeSectorControl

BIS_fnc_moduleMPTypeSeize

ModuleFiringDrills

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleFDCPClear

BIS_fnc_moduleFDCPIn

BIS_fnc_moduleFDCPOut

BIS_fnc_moduleFiringDrill

Modules

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_initModules

BIS_fnc_moduleExecute

BIS_fnc_moduleModules

BIS_fnc_moduleTriggers

ModuleTimeTrials

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleTimeTrial

BIS_fnc_moduleTTCPIn

BIS_fnc_moduleTTCPOut

BIS_fnc_moduleTTCPTrigger

MP

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_call

BIS_fnc_execVM

BIS_fnc_MP

BIS_fnc_MPexec

Multiplayer

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleBleedTickets

BIS_fnc_moduleCountdown

BIS_fnc_moduleRespawnTickets

BIS_fnc_moduleSector

Numbers

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_countdown

BIS_fnc_cutDecimals

BIS_fnc_greatestNum

BIS_fnc_randomNum

BIS_fnc_roundNum

BIS_fnc_sortNum

Objectives

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleObjective

BIS_fnc_moduleObjectiveFind

BIS_fnc_moduleObjectiveSector

BIS_fnc_moduleObjectiveTarget

ObjectModifiers

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleAI

BIS_fnc_moduleDoorOpen

BIS_fnc_moduleMode

BIS_fnc_moduleShowHide

Objects

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_boundingBoxDimensions

BIS_fnc_boundingCircle

BIS_fnc_getTurrets

BIS_fnc_objectType

BIS_fnc_spawnObjects

OO

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_addClassOO

BIS_fnc_createObjectOO

BIS_fnc_validateParametersOO

Params

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_getParamValue

BIS_fnc_initParams

BIS_fnc_paramCountdown

BIS_fnc_paramDaytime

Radio

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_radioSetChannel

BIS_fnc_radioSetPlaylist

BIS_fnc_radioSetTrack

Respawn

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_addRespawnInventory

BIS_fnc_addRespawnPosition

BIS_fnc_getRespawnInventories

BIS_fnc_respawnSeagull

Scenes

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_sceneCheckWeapons

BIS_fnc_sceneGetObjects

BIS_fnc_sceneSetBehaviour

BIS_fnc_sceneSetObjects

Sides

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_areFriendly

BIS_fnc_enemySides

BIS_fnc_friendlySides

BIS_fnc_sideName

Sites

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_animalSiteSpawn

Skirmish

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_skirmishTrigger

Spawning

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_ObjectsGrabber

BIS_fnc_ObjectsMapper

BIS_fnc_prepareAO

BIS_fnc_selectCrew

BIS_fnc_spawnCrew

BIS_fnc_spawnVehicle

Strategic

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_getUnitInsignia

BIS_fnc_ORBATAnimate

BIS_fnc_ORBATOpen

BIS_fnc_ORBATTooltip

BIS_fnc_setUnitInsignia

StrategicMap

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_moduleStrategicMapImage

BIS_fnc_moduleStrategicMapInit

BIS_fnc_moduleStrategicMapMission

BIS_fnc_moduleStrategicMapOpen

Strings

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_alignTabs

BIS_fnc_filterString

BIS_fnc_inString

BIS_fnc_phoneticalWord

BIS_fnc_splitString

BIS_fnc_trimString

Supports

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_addSupportLink

BIS_fnc_changeSupportRadioChannel

BIS_fnc_limitSupport

BIS_fnc_removeSupportLink

Systems

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_RespawnManager

BIS_fnc_respect

BIS_fnc_supplydrop

BIS_fnc_supplydropService

BIS_fnc_transportService

Tasks

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_deleteTask

BIS_fnc_setTask

BIS_fnc_taskCreate

BIS_fnc_taskState

Training

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_target

Tutorial Functions

Description.

e.g.

None

Variables

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_areEqual

BIS_fnc_getServerVariable

BIS_fnc_loadFunctions

BIS_fnc_setServerVariable

BIS_fnc_swapVars

BIS_fnc_variableSpaceAdd

Vectors

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_magnitude

BIS_fnc_rotateVector2D

BIS_fnc_unitVector

BIS_fnc_vectorFromXToY

Vehicles

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_absSpeed

BIS_fnc_missileLaunchPositionFix

BIS_fnc_vehicleRoles

VR

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_VRCourseBallistics1

BIS_fnc_VRCourseCommandingActions1

BIS_fnc_VRCourseCommandingBehaviour1

BIS_fnc_VRCourseCommandingMovement1

BIS_fnc_VRCourseCommandingVehicles1

Waypoints

Description.

e.g.

BIS_fnc_scriptedWaypointType

BIS_fnc_wpFastRope

BIS_fnc_wpLand

BIS_fnc_wpPatrol

BIS_fnc_wpSuppress