{"name":"BIS_fnc_getCfgData","operator":null,"title":"BIS fnc getCfgData","type":"function","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_getCfgData","revid":363873,"updated":"2024-04-23T21:03:46Z","groups":["Configs"],"status":"ok","replaced_by":[],"games":[{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"1.00"}],"since":{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"1.00"},"arma3_since":"1.00","branch":null,"locality":{"argument":null,"effect":null,"server_exec":false},"exec":null,"description":"Smart-return number, text or array value from config.\n- Default syntax works for any config.\n- Alternative syntax is for working comfortably with Description.ext.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"config call BIS_fnc_getCfgData","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"config","type":"Config","optional":false,"default":null,"description":"Config path","types":["Config"],"since":null,"text":"config: Config - Config path"}],"returns":{"type":"Array, String, Number or nil","types":["Array","String","Number","nil"],"description":null,"text":"Array, String, Number or nil"}},{"syntax":"array call BIS_fnc_getCfgData","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"Array of Strings","type":null,"optional":false,"default":null,"description":"missionConfigFile classes and an attribute","types":["Array","String"],"since":null,"text":"Array of Strings - missionConfigFile classes and an attribute"}],"returns":{"type":"Array, String, Number or nil","types":["Array","String","Number","nil"],"description":null,"text":"Array, String, Number or nil"}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\nprivate _value = (configFile >> \"BulletBubbles\" >> \"BulletBubbles1\" >> \"type\") call BIS_fnc_getCfgData;\n```","code":["private _value = (configFile >> \"BulletBubbles\" >> \"BulletBubbles1\" >> \"type\") call BIS_fnc_getCfgData;"]},{"text":"```sqf\nprivate _value = (missionConfigFile >> \"Hubs\" >> \"A1\" >> \"QuickStart\" >> \"trigger\") call BIS_fnc_getCfgData;\n```","code":["private _value = (missionConfigFile >> \"Hubs\" >> \"A1\" >> \"QuickStart\" >> \"trigger\") call BIS_fnc_getCfgData;"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["BIS_fnc_getCfgDataArray","BIS_fnc_getCfgDataObject","BIS_fnc_getCfgDataPool","BIS_fnc_getCfgDataBool"],"notes":[],"categories":["Arma 3: Functions","Arma 3: New Functions","Function Group: Configs","Functions","Introduced with Arma 3 version 1.00"],"docblock":null,"filled_from_docblock":[]}