{"name":"BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen","title":"BIS fnc startLoadingScreen","type":"function","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen","revid":369455,"updated":"2024-09-06T08:44:52Z","groups":["Systems"],"status":"ok","games":{"arma3":"0.58"},"since":"arma3 0.58","arma3_since":"0.58","description":"Register a loading screen. Start the loading when it is the first one registered.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> **Arma 3:** The loading screen can be force-ended with the ENDLOAD cheat code.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"[screenId, layout] call BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen","params":[{"name":"screenId","type":"String","description":"screen ID, will be used in BIS_fnc_endLoadingScreen","type_expr":"String"},{"name":"layout","type":"String","description":"loading text. *has no effect in Arma 3*","type_expr":"String"}],"returns":{"type":"Boolean","type_expr":"Boolean","description":"true when registered"}}],"examples":[{"code":["[\"myLoadingScreen\", \"Loading… wait for my splendid™ mission!\"] call BIS_fnc_startLoadingScreen;\nuiSleep 3;\n\"myLoadingScreen\" call BIS_fnc_endLoadingScreen;"]}],"see_also":["BIS_fnc_endLoadingScreen","startLoadingScreen","endLoadingScreen"]}