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The '''<code>ShipGroup</code>''' class is a property of an <code>[[Oolite JavaScript Reference: Entity|Entity]]</code> representing a group of ships.
 
The '''<code>ShipGroup</code>''' class is a property of an <code>[[Oolite JavaScript Reference: Entity|Entity]]</code> representing a group of ships.
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== Constructor ==
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'''new ShipGroup'''() : ShipGroup
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Creates a new group to which ships can be added. e.g.
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var myGroup = new ShipGroup();
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myGroup.name = "My group";
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myShip.group = myGroup;
  
 
== Properties ==
 
== Properties ==

Revision as of 18:56, 27 September 2009

This class was added in Oolite test release 1.73.

The ShipGroup class is a property of an Entity representing a group of ships.

Constructor

new ShipGroup() : ShipGroup

Creates a new group to which ships can be added. e.g.

var myGroup = new ShipGroup();
myGroup.name = "My group";
myShip.group = myGroup;

Properties

ships

ships : Array of entites (read-only)

leader

leader : Entity (read/write)

Defines a leader for the group. When the ship is not on the group list, he is added to the group.

name

name : String (read/write)

Name of the shipgroup.

count

count : Integer (read-only)

Number of ships in the group, including leader.


Methods

toString

function toString()

Returns the whole group as a human readable string.

addShip

function addShip([ship : Entity])

Adds an entity to a group.

removeShip

function removeShip([ship : Entity])

Removes an entity to a group.

containsShip

function containsShip([ship : Entity])

Boolean, returns true when the ship belongs to the group. When not it returns false.