{"name":"controlNull","title":"controlNull","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/controlNull","revid":369405,"updated":"2024-09-03T18:43:23Z","groups":["GUI Control"],"status":"ok","games":{"arma1":"1.00","arma2":"1.00","arma2oa":"1.50","tkoh":"1.00","arma3":"0.50"},"since":"arma1 1.00","arma3_since":"0.50","description":"A non-existing Control. To compare non-existent objects use isNull or isEqualTo (see examples).","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"controlNull","params":[],"returns":{"type":"Control","type_expr":"Control"},"form":"nullary"}],"examples":[{"code":["if (_myCtrl isEqualTo controlNull) then { hint \"_myCtrl is null!\"; };"]},{"text":"```sqf\ncontrolNull == controlNull;            // returns false\nisNull controlNull;                        // returns true\ncontrolNull isEqualTo controlNull;        // returns true\n```","code":["controlNull == controlNull;\t\t\t// returns false\nisNull controlNull;\t\t\t\t\t\t// returns true\ncontrolNull isEqualTo controlNull;\t\t// returns true"]},{"code":["str controlNull; // No control"]}],"see_also":["displayNull","grpNull","locationNull","objNull","taskNull","teamMemberNull","scriptNull","configNull","typeName","isNull"]}