---
name: "BIS_fnc_markerParams"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Map and Markers"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_markerParams
revid: 363534
updated: 2024-04-04T00:53:26Z
---

# BIS_fnc_markerParams

*Function · Map and Markers · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Take On Helicopters v1.00*

## Description

Returns marker params in format compatible with [BIS_fnc_markerCreate](../functions/BIS_fnc_markerCreate.md).

## Syntax

```sqf
varName call BIS_fnc_markerParams
```

**Parameters:**

- `varName`: [String](../topics/String.md) - variable name of the marker

**Returns:** [Array](../topics/Array.md) - marker parameters in format [varName, pos, size, colour, type, brush, shape, alpha, name] where:
- varName: [Array](../topics/Array.md) with [String](../topics/String.md) - variable name
- pos: [Array](../topics/Array.md) format [Position](../topics/Position.md) - position (see [setMarkerPos](../commands/setMarkerPos.md))
- size: [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [Number](../topics/Number.md)s in format [x, y] (see [setMarkerSize](../commands/setMarkerSize.md))
- colour: [String](../topics/String.md) - colour (see [setMarkerColor](../commands/setMarkerColor.md))
- type: [String](../topics/String.md) - type (see [setMarkerType](../commands/setMarkerType.md))
- brush: [String](../topics/String.md) - brush (see [setMarkerBrush](../commands/setMarkerBrush.md))
- shape: [String](../topics/String.md) - shape (see [setMarkerShape](../commands/setMarkerShape.md))
- alpha: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - transparency (see [setMarkerAlpha](../commands/setMarkerAlpha.md))
- text: [String](../topics/String.md) - text (see [setMarkerText](../commands/setMarkerText.md))

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _params = "marker_1" call BIS_fnc_markerParams;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
("marker_1" call BIS_fnc_markerParams) params ["_nameArray", "_position", "_size", "_colour", "_type", "_brush", "_shape", "_alpha", "_text"];
_position params ["_posX", "_posY"];
_nameArray params ["_marker"];
_size params ["_a", "_b"];
```

## See also

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

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc markerParams](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_markerParams) (revision 363534).</sub>