er2.findSoldier 70
Find a soldier from it's unique Id (network safe).
Useful in case you have to reference a specific soldier across different phases or players, based on it's unique Id, for example, passed trough a global variable
Return value
| Return Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Soldier | Soldier corresponding to the provided Id |
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | integer | Unique Id of the searched soldier |
Examples
Example 168
-- Spawn a soldier
local soldier = spawnSoldier(vec3(10, 1.5, 10), "Germany_axis", 8, "ger_infantry_tankcrew_leader")
-- Acquire the unique id of the spawned soldier
local soldierUniqueId = soldier.getUniqueId()
-- Retrieve the soldier using its unique id
local foundSoldier = er2.findSoldier(soldierUniqueId)Example 169
-- Spawn a soldier
local soldier = spawnSoldier(vec3(10, 1.5, 10), "Germany_axis", 8, "ger_infantry_tankcrew_leader")
if soldier then
-- Acquire the unique id of the spawned soldier
local soldierUniqueId = soldier.getUniqueId()
print("Soldier Unique ID: " .. soldierUniqueId, 3)
-- ... (later in the script or in a subsequent phase)
-- Retrieve the soldier using its unique id
local foundSoldier = er2.findSoldier(soldierUniqueId)
if foundSoldier then
print("Soldier found using unique id!", 3)
else
print("Soldier not found.", 3)
end
end