BIS_fnc_createMenu

Description

Create custom commanding menu (with multiple pages if necessary).

Syntax

[namePath, variable, itemDetails, subMenu, codeStr, parameters, showKey] call BIS_fnc_createMenu

Parameters:

• namePath: String or Array - can be one of:
  • String - menu name
  • Array - format [menuName, context]
• variable: String - variable in which will be menu params stored (as *variable*_0, *variable*_1 etc)
• itemDetails: Array - menu items, format can be one of:
  • [items]
  • [[items], [itemNames], [itemEnable]] if custom parameters are to be set (names, enable values)
• subMenu: String - name of the submenu which will open when item is activated. Name of the selected item is passed to string as %1
• codeStr: String - expression which is executed when item is activated; item's name is passed to string as %1, ID as %2, parameters (below) as %3
• parameters: Anything - (Optional) passed to codeStr as %3
• showKey: Boolean - (Optional, default true) false to hide number shortcuts

Returns: Boolean - always true

Examples

Example 1

["Menu", "b", ["first", "second"], "","hint 'ahoj'"] call BIS_fnc_createMenu;
showCommandingMenu "#USER:b_0";

Example 2

private _itemDetails = [["firstData", "secondData"], ["First", "Second"]];
["Menu", "b", _itemDetails, "", "hint (str '%1' + str '%2' + str '%3')"] call BIS_fnc_createMenu;
showCommandingMenu "#USER:b_0";

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