{"name":"taskHint","title":"taskHint","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/taskHint","revid":377725,"updated":"2026-01-02T09:36:56Z","groups":["Briefing"],"status":"ok","games":{"arma2":"1.00","arma2oa":"1.50","tkoh":"1.00","arma3":"0.50"},"since":"arma2 1.00","arma3_since":"0.50","locality":{"effect":"local"},"description":"Shows info about new, changed or failed task. The text can contain several lines. `\\n` is used to set a line return.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> **Arma 3:** It is recommended to use BIS_fnc_showNotification in order to maintain Arma 3's visual style.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"taskHint [text, color, icon]","params":[{"name":"text","type":"String","type_expr":"String"},{"name":"color","type":"Color (RGBA)","type_expr":"Color"},{"name":"icon","type":"String","description":"one of:\n\n- \"taskNew\"\n- \"taskCurrent\"\n- \"taskDone\"\n- \"taskFailed\"","type_expr":"String"}],"returns":{"type":"Nothing","type_expr":"Nothing"},"form":"unary","right":{"text":"[text, color, icon]"}}],"examples":[{"code":["taskHint [\"Task failed.\\nBad job!\", [1, 0, 0, 1], \"taskFailed\"];"]}],"see_also":["BIS_fnc_showNotification","Task"],"notes":[{"user":"Kylania","date":"2011-07-15T03:37:00Z","text":"Here are the BIS colors:\n\n```sqf\ntaskHint [\"New Task!\\nHere's your new task!\",    [1, 1, 1, 1],                    \"taskNew\"];\ntaskHint [\"Task Assigned!\\nDo this now!\",        [1, 1, 1, 1],                    \"taskCurrent\"];\ntaskHint [\"Task Succeeded!\\nGood job!\",            [0.60,0.839215,0.466666,1],        \"taskDone\"];\ntaskHint [\"Task Failed!\\nBad job!\",                [0.972549,0.121568,0,1],        \"taskFailed\"];\ntaskHint [\"Task Canceled!\\nNever mind!\",        [0.75,0.75,0.75,1],                \"taskFailed\"];\n```"}]}