---
name: "BIS_fnc_stringToMarker"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Map and Markers"]
arma3_since: "1.92"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": "global", "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_stringToMarker
revid: 337167
updated: 2023-01-11T10:52:58Z
---

# BIS_fnc_stringToMarker

*Function · Map and Markers · Arma 3 v1.92*

Locality: effect **global**

## Description

Converts serialized data from [BIS_fnc_markerToString](../functions/BIS_fnc_markerToString.md) into a global map marker

## Syntax

```sqf
data call BIS_fnc_stringToMarker
```

**Parameters:**

- `data`: [String](../topics/String.md) - serialized data

**Returns:** [String](../topics/String.md) - created global marker

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
"|marker_0|[3799.0110,2781.9880,0.0000]|mil_pickup|ICON|[1,1]|0|Solid|Default|1|You are here" call BIS_fnc_stringToMarker;
```

## See also

[BIS_fnc_markerToString](../functions/BIS_fnc_markerToString.md) · [BIS_fnc_stringToMarkerLocal](../functions/BIS_fnc_stringToMarkerLocal.md) · [BIS_fnc_triggerToMarker](../functions/BIS_fnc_triggerToMarker.md) · [createMarker](../commands/createMarker.md) · [createMarkerLocal](../commands/createMarkerLocal.md)

## Community notes

**7erra** — 2019-05-03

The format is the following:
`"|MARKERNAME|markerPos|markerType|markerShape|markerSize|markerDir|markerBrush|markerColor|markerAlpha|markerText"`
The delimiter for [BIS_fnc_stringToMarker](../functions/BIS_fnc_stringToMarker.md) is the first character of the string.

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc stringToMarker](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_stringToMarker) (revision 337167).</sub>