{"name":"formation","title":"formation","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/formation","revid":379218,"updated":"2026-10-30T22:28:40Z","groups":["Groups"],"status":"ok","games":{"ofp":"1.00","ofpe":"1.00","arma1":"1.00","arma2":"1.00","arma2oa":"1.50","tkoh":"1.00","arma3":"0.50"},"since":"ofp 1.00","arma3_since":"0.50","locality":{"argument":"global"},"description":"Returns the current formation of a group.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"formation target","params":[{"name":"target","type":"Object, Group or Team Member","type_expr":"Object | Group | Team Member"}],"returns":{"type":"String","type_expr":"String","description":"can return:\n- \"COLUMN\" - \"STAG COLUMN\" - \"WEDGE\" - \"ECH LEFT\" - \"ECH RIGHT\" - \"VEE\" - \"LINE\" - \"FILE\" - \"DIAMOND\"","text":"String - can return:\n\n- \"COLUMN\"\n- \"STAG COLUMN\"\n- \"WEDGE\"\n- \"ECH LEFT\"\n- \"ECH RIGHT\"\n- \"VEE\"\n- \"LINE\"\n- \"FILE\"\n- \"DIAMOND\""},"form":"unary","right":{"text":"target"}}],"examples":[{"code":["if (formation group player == \"wedge\") then { hint \"this is the default formation\" };"]}],"see_also":["2D Editor: Waypoints","formLeader","setFormation"]}