---
name: "nil"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Variables"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/nil
revid: 347969
updated: 2023-11-08T09:38:47Z
---

# nil

*Command · Variables · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Operation Flashpoint v1.00*

## Description

Nil value. This value can be used to undefine existing [variables](../topics/Variables.md).

## Syntax

```sqf
nil
```

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
variableToDestroy = nil;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
private _variable = 50;
_variable = nil;
hint format ["Variable = %1", _variable];    // will display "Variable = any" in unscheduled environment
                                            // will output "Error Undefined variable in expression: _variable" in scheduled environment
// identical to
hint format ["Variable = %1", _variableThatWasNeverDefined];
```

## See also

[isNil](../commands/isNil.md) · [Variables](../topics/Variables.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — nil](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/nil) (revision 347969).</sub>