Units

A units object is a collection of battle_unit objects. Like the other battle collection objects (battle_alliances and battle_armies), units:count returns the number of objects and units:item returns individual items in the collection.

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Creation

Units objects are derived from battle_army objects in the battle_hierarchy - see the battle_hierarchy page for more information. Preferably, use the script_unit or generated_battle frameworks provided by the script libraries to negate the need to explicitly create units objects.

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Usage

Once a handle to a units object is obtained, functions may be called on it to query or modify its state in the following form.

Example - Specification:

<object_name>:<function_name>(<args>)

Example - Creation and Usage:

local units_player = bm:alliances():item(1):armies():item(1):units()
out("number of player units: " .. units_player:count())        -- calling a function on the object once created
number of player units: 7
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Methods

units:item(number index)

Returns the battle_unit at the specified index in the units list. The list is 1-based, so supplying 1 as an argument will return the first unit in the army.

Parameters:

1

number

index

Returns:

  1. battle_unit unit

units:count()

Returns the size of the units list.

Returns:

  1. number size of list

units:mountable_artillery_item(number index)

Returns the battle_unit at the specified index in the mountable artillery list. The list is also 1-based.

Parameters:

1

number

index

Returns:

  1. battle_unit unit

units:kill_commander()

Kills the commander of the army.

Returns:

  1. nil
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