{"name":"doTarget","operator":null,"title":"doTarget","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/doTarget","revid":378351,"updated":"2026-04-02T16:33:07Z","groups":["Unit Control"],"status":"ok","replaced_by":[],"games":[{"game":"ofp","name":"Operation Flashpoint","version":"1.00"},{"game":"ofpe","name":"Operation Flashpoint: Elite","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma1","name":"Armed Assault","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma2","name":"Arma 2","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma2oa","name":"Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead","version":"1.50"},{"game":"tkoh","name":"Take On Helicopters","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"0.50"}],"since":{"game":"ofp","name":"Operation Flashpoint","version":"1.00"},"arma3_since":"0.50","branch":null,"locality":{"argument":"local","effect":"global","server_exec":false},"exec":null,"description":"Order the given unit(s) to target the given target (without radio messages).\nTargeting can be stopped by \n\n```sqf\n_unit doWatch objNull;\n```\n\n or\n\n```sqf\n_unit commandWatch objNull;\n```","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"unit doTarget target","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"unit","type":"Object or Array of Objects","optional":false,"default":null,"description":"a single unit or array of units","types":["Object","Array"],"since":null,"text":"unit: Object or Array of Objects - a single unit or array of units"},{"name":"target","type":"Object","optional":false,"default":null,"description":null,"types":["Object"],"since":null,"text":"target: Object"}],"returns":{"type":"Nothing","types":["Nothing"],"description":null,"text":"Nothing"},"form":"binary","operator":null,"left":{"text":"unit","types":["Object","Array"]},"right":{"text":"target","types":["Object"]}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\n_ESoldier1 doTarget _WSoldier1;\n```","code":["_ESoldier1 doTarget _WSoldier1;"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["assignedTarget","commandTarget","doWatch","doFire"],"notes":[],"categories":["ArmA: Armed Assault: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Scripting Commands","Arma 3: Scripting Commands","Command Group: Unit Control","Introduced with Operation Flashpoint version 1.00","Operation Flashpoint: Elite: Scripting Commands","Operation Flashpoint: New Scripting Commands","Operation Flashpoint: Scripting Commands","Scripting Commands","Scripting Commands: Global Effect","Take On Helicopters: Scripting Commands"]}