BIS_fnc_eventTimeline

Description

Universal system for playing sequential events defined by time.

Note

codeInterrupt and codeEnd are called while the code in the timeline is spawned.

Syntax

[timeline, index, music, codeInterrupt, codeEnd] call BIS_fnc_eventTimeline

Parameters:

• timeline: Array - timeline in format [[1.0, {code}], [2.0, {code}], [2.3, {code}], [4.7, {code}]]
• index: Number - (Optional, default 0) index of the event to play
• music: String - (Optional, default "") music to be played which will provide the sync time for the timeline
• codeInterrupt: Code - (Optional, default params ["_pointer", "_baseTime", "_evenTime"]; ["Timeline interrupted while playing event nr.: %1 (%2)", _pointer, _baseTime + _eventTime] call BIS_fnc_logFormat;)
  Code to be executed if the timeline is interrupted with missionNamespace setVariable ["BIS_fnc_eventTimeline_playing", false]
• codeEnd: Array or Code - (Optional, default nil) Code or Array of codes to be executed once the timeline is finished. The codes are called one after the other.

Returns: Nothing

Examples

Example 1

private _timeline =
[
    [0.0, { hint "Start of the Timeline" }],
    [1.0, { hint "Event 1" }],
    [3.0, { hint "End of the timeline" }]
];

[_timeline, 0, "", { hint "Interrupted" }, { hint "Timeline done" }] spawn BIS_fnc_eventTimeline;

See also

BIS_fnc_animatedBriefing