CPP File Format

The .cpp file extension is a generic identifier that indicates the contents contain pre-raPified text and can be raPified (binarised). This is by convention only - the actual content could be binarised already and the engine would load it without failure.

Note

The binarised (raPified) equivalent of .cpp file is .bin - see Config.cpp/bin File Format.

There are currently several cpp/bin files used by Bohemia Interactive:

• Config.cpp/bin
• Mod.cpp/bin
• Product.cpp/bin
• Resource.cpp/bin - Operation Flashpoint only

Syntax

Values are set in the following format: valueName = value; - a semicolon always ends the line. They can be present at the root of the file but more frequently than not will be defined in a class - note that classes are also ended by a semicolon.

class MyConfigClass
{
    intValue = 42;
    floatValue = 66.6;
    stringValue = "text";
    translatedValue = "$STR_MyStringtableKey"; // quotes are good practice
    arrayValueColour[] = { 1, 0, 0, 1 };
    arrayValueRandom[] = { "ValuesCanBeMixed", 1, 42.0, { 0, 1, 0, 1 } };

    class MySubConfigClass // subclasses are possible
    {
        subValue = 123456;
    };
}; // a semicolon ALWAYS closes a class

There are no boolean value in config; you can define them for ease of use/readability using #define, usually in the first lines:

#define true 1
#define false 0

class MyConfigClass
{
    // ...
    useTexture = true; // would have otherwise to be useTexture = 1;
    // ...
};

A commonly-edited config file is Description.ext, a file storing scenario settings - the file extension differs but the syntax remains the same.