---
name: "BIS_fnc_displayName"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Configs"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_displayName
revid: 353211
updated: 2024-03-12T18:47:11Z
---

# BIS_fnc_displayName

*Function · Configs · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Take On Helicopters v1.00*

## Description

Return given class displayName value. Return base class name if displayName not defined.

## Syntax

```sqf
[config] call BIS_fnc_displayName
```

**Parameters:**

- `config`: [Config](../topics/Config.md) - config path

**Returns:** [String](../topics/String.md) - displayName, else [configName](../commands/configName.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _myDisplayName = [configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> typeOf vehicle player] call BIS_fnc_displayName;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
private _myDisplayName = [configOf player] call BIS_fnc_displayName; // Since Arma 3 2.00
```

## See also

[configName](../commands/configName.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc displayName](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_displayName) (revision 353211).</sub>