---
name: "BIS_fnc_functionMeta"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Diagnostic"]
arma3_since: "1.00"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_functionMeta
revid: 330725
updated: 2022-11-01T15:16:55Z
---

# BIS_fnc_functionMeta

*Function · Diagnostic · Arma 3 v1.00*

## Description

Returns function's meta data.

## Syntax

```sqf
functionName call BIS_fnc_functionMeta
```

**Parameters:**

- `functionName`: [String](../topics/String.md) - (Optional, default parent function's name) function name, e.g., "[BIS_fnc_stalk](../functions/BIS_fnc_stalk.md)"

**Returns:** [Array](../topics/Array.md) to format [fileLocation, extension, headerType, preInit, postInit, recompile, game, category, name]:
- fileLocation: [String](../topics/String.md)
- extension: [String](../topics/String.md) - to format ".extension", e.g ".sqf", ".fsm"
- headerType: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - one of:
  - 0: No Debug - header saves parent script name and current script name into variables
  - 1: Save script Map - header additionaly save an array of all parent scripts into variable
  - 2: Save and log script map - apart from saving into variable, script map is also logged through debugLog
- preInit: [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md)
- postInit: [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md)
- recompile: [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md)
- game: [String](../topics/String.md)
- category: [String](../topics/String.md)
- name: [String](../topics/String.md) - simple name, without TAG_fnc

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
// returns ["A3\functions_f\Debug\fn_functionMeta.sqf", ".sqf", 0, false, false, false, "A3", "Debug", "functionMeta"]
"BIS_fnc_functionMeta" call BIS_fnc_functionMeta;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
// returns ["", "", 0, false, false, false, "", "", ""]
"unknownFunction" call BIS_fnc_functionMeta;
```

## See also

[BIS_fnc_exportFunctionsToWiki](../functions/BIS_fnc_exportFunctionsToWiki.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc functionMeta](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_functionMeta) (revision 330725).</sub>