{"name":"BIS_fnc_overviewAuthor","operator":null,"title":"BIS fnc overviewAuthor","type":"function","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_overviewAuthor","revid":336914,"updated":"2023-01-04T16:43:59Z","groups":["GUI"],"status":"ok","replaced_by":[],"games":[{"game":"tkoh","name":"Take On Helicopters","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"0.50"}],"since":{"game":"tkoh","name":"Take On Helicopters","version":"1.00"},"arma3_since":"0.50","branch":null,"locality":{"argument":null,"effect":null,"server_exec":false},"exec":null,"description":"Returns the mission author's name preceded by \"by\", e.g \"by Username\". See Description.ext#author.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"[config, control] call BIS_fnc_overviewAuthor","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"config","type":"Config","optional":true,"default":"configFile","description":"where the function will look for **author** entry","types":["Config"],"since":null,"text":"config: Config - (Optional, default configFile) where the function will look for **author** entry"},{"name":"control","type":"Control","optional":true,"default":"controlNull","description":"if provided, will be filled with author's name","types":["Control"],"since":null,"text":"control: Control - (Optional, default controlNull) if provided, will be filled with author's name"}],"returns":{"type":"String","types":["String"],"description":null,"text":"String"}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\nhint format [\"%1, %2\", briefingName, call BIS_fnc_overviewAuthor];\n```","code":["hint format [\"%1, %2\", briefingName, call BIS_fnc_overviewAuthor];"]},{"text":"```sqf\nhint format [\"%1, %2\", briefingName, [missionConfigFile] call BIS_fnc_overviewAuthor];\n```","code":["hint format [\"%1, %2\", briefingName, [missionConfigFile] call BIS_fnc_overviewAuthor];"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["briefingName"],"notes":[],"categories":["Arma 3: Functions","Function Group: GUI","Functions","Introduced with Take On Helicopters version 1.00","Take On Helicopters: Functions","Take On Helicopters: New Functions"],"docblock":null,"filled_from_docblock":[]}