Resource:Battlefield/getSquad

Purpose

This command retrieves a squad element when given the name or shortname of a squad and the team.

Syntax

squad getSquad ( [string squadName, string squadShortn], team squadTeam )

Required Arguments

• squadTeam: The team element the squad will be attached to.

Optional Arguments

• squadName: The name of the squad.
• squadShortn: The shortname of the squad.

Returns

Returns the squad element if it was found, otherwise false.

Function Source

nameTable = { "Alpha", "Bravo", "Charlie", "Delta", "Echo", "Foxtrot", "Golf", "Hotel" }
shortnTable = { "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h" }
function getSquad ( name, team )
	local squads = getElementsByType ( "squad" )
	for k,v in ipairs ( squads ) do
		local sTeam = getElementData ( v, "team" )
		if team == sTeam then
			for j,l in ipairs ( nameTable ) do
				if name == l then
					return v
				else
					for u,p in ipairs ( shortnTable ) do
						if name == p then
						return v
					else
						return false
					end
				end
			end
		else
			return false
		end
	end
end

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