{"name":"BIS_fnc_taskSetDescription","operator":null,"title":"BIS fnc taskSetDescription","type":"function","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_taskSetDescription","revid":378936,"updated":"2026-08-22T22:39:56Z","groups":["Tasks"],"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":"global","effect":"global","server_exec":false},"exec":null,"description":"Set a task description. \n\n> [!NOTE]\n> See Arma 3: Task Framework for more information.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"[taskId, [taskDescription, taskTitle, taskMarker]] call BIS_fnc_taskSetDescription","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"taskId","type":"String","optional":false,"default":null,"description":null,"types":["String"],"since":null,"text":"taskId: String"},{"name":"taskDescription","type":"String","optional":false,"default":null,"description":null,"types":["String"],"since":null,"text":"taskDescription: String"},{"name":"taskTitle","type":"String","optional":false,"default":null,"description":null,"types":["String"],"since":null,"text":"taskTitle: String"},{"name":"taskMarker","type":"String","optional":false,"default":null,"description":null,"types":["String"],"since":null,"text":"taskMarker: String"}],"returns":{"type":"Boolean","types":["Boolean"],"description":null,"text":"Boolean"}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\n[\n    \"tsk_destroyAA\",\n    [\n        \"You should plant Satchels under those Shilkas! Good luck.\",\n        \"Destroy the Shilkas\",\n        \"Shilkas\"\n    ]\n] call BIS_fnc_taskSetDescription;\n```","code":["[\n\t\"tsk_destroyAA\",\n\t[\n\t\t\"You should plant Satchels under those Shilkas! Good luck.\",\n\t\t\"Destroy the Shilkas\",\n\t\t\"Shilkas\"\n\t]\n] call BIS_fnc_taskSetDescription;"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["Arma 3: Task Framework"],"notes":[{"user":"Honger","date":"2026-08-22T22:39:56Z","text":"Note that some structured text markups seem to be ignored like colour, verticality etc."}],"categories":["Arma 3: Functions","Arma 3: New Functions","Function Group: Tasks","Functions","Functions: Global Effect","Introduced with Arma 3 version 1.00"],"docblock":null,"filled_from_docblock":[]}