---
name: "BIS_fnc_advHintFormat"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["GUI"]
arma3_since: "1.00"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_advHintFormat
revid: 363518
updated: 2024-04-02T15:08:52Z
---

# BIS_fnc_advHintFormat

*Function · GUI · Arma 3 v1.00*

## Description

Return formatted texts of a CfgHints hint.

## Syntax

```sqf
[topic,hint,subHint,colour] call BIS_fnc_advHintFormat
```

**Parameters:**

- `topic`: [String](../topics/String.md) - topic
- `hint`: [String](../topics/String.md) - hint
- `subHint`: [String](../topics/String.md) - sub-hint
- `colour`: [Array](../topics/Array.md) - custom highlight color

**Returns:** [Array](../topics/Array.md) - array in format:
- 0: [Config](../topics/Config.md) - Hint path
- 1: [String](../topics/String.md) - Display name
- 2: [String](../topics/String.md) - Display name (short)
- 3: [String](../topics/String.md) - Description
- 4: [String](../topics/String.md) - Tip
- 5: [String](../topics/String.md) - Image
- 6: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - DLC ID
- 7: [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md) - [true](../commands/true.md) if hint belongs to non-owned DLC

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
["Arma3","Feedback","",[0.5,0.3,0.6,1]] call BIS_fnc_advHintFormat;
```

## See also

[BIS_fnc_advHint](../functions/BIS_fnc_advHint.md) · [BIS_fnc_advHintArg](../functions/BIS_fnc_advHintArg.md) · [BIS_fnc_advHintCall](../functions/BIS_fnc_advHintCall.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc advHintFormat](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_advHintFormat) (revision 363518).</sub>