{"name":"getObjectType","operator":null,"title":"getObjectType","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getObjectType","revid":348931,"updated":"2023-11-08T14:44:06Z","groups":["Object Manipulation"],"status":"ok","replaced_by":[],"games":[{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"1.50"}],"since":{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"1.50"},"arma3_since":"1.50","branch":null,"locality":{"argument":null,"effect":null,"server_exec":false},"exec":null,"description":"Returns object type as a number:\n- 1 - Primary - Normal object placed in Visitor, part of landscape\n- 2 - Network - Road placed in Visitor, part of landscape\n- 4 - Temporary - Temporary object (like tracks)\n- 8 - TypeVehicle - Some entity added by game\n- 16 - TypeTempVehicle - Temporary entity\n- 32 - LandDecal - Land decal","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"getObjectType object","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"object","type":"Object","optional":false,"default":null,"description":null,"types":["Object"],"since":null,"text":"object: Object"}],"returns":{"type":"Number","types":["Number"],"description":"object type","text":"Number - object type"},"form":"unary","operator":null,"left":null,"right":{"text":"object","types":["Object"]}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\n_objType = getObjectType player;\n```","code":["_objType = getObjectType player;"]},{"text":"```sqf\n_objType = getObjectType cursorObject;\n```","code":["_objType = getObjectType cursorObject;"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["allObjects","getObjectFOV","cursorObject","cursorTarget","createSimpleObject","allMissionObjects","setObjectViewDistance","getObjectViewDistance","objectParent","object"],"notes":[],"categories":["Arma 3: New Scripting Commands","Arma 3: Scripting Commands","Command Group: Object Manipulation","Introduced with Arma 3 version 1.50","Scripting Commands"]}