ACE3/addons/core/functions/fnc_getStringFromMissionSQM.sqf

/*
 * Author: commy2
 *
 * Get a string from the mission.sqm file. Mission has to be saved in the Editor. The string cannot contain the ; character.
 *
 * Argument:
 * 0: Path of the entry in the mission.sqm (Array)
 *
 * Return value:
 * Value of the entry. Note: If the entry does not exist, it might return an empty string or an entry with the same name of another class! (String)
 */
#include "script_component.hpp"

private ["_path", "_mission", "_a", "_class", "_index", "_array", "_b", "_entry"];

_path = _this;

if (missionName == "") exitWith {""};
_mission = toArray toLower loadFile "mission.sqm";
_mission resize 65536;
{
  if (_x < 33) then {
    _mission set [_forEachIndex, -1];
  }
} forEach _mission;
_mission = toString (_mission - [-1]);

{_path set [_forEachIndex, toLower _x]} forEach _path;

for "_a" from 0 to (count _path - 2) do {
  _class = format ["class%1{", _path select _a];

  _index = _mission find _class;

  _array = toArray _mission;
  for "_b" from 0 to (_index + count toArray _class - 1) do {
    _array set [_b, -1];
  };
  _array = _array - [-1];

  _mission = toString _array;
};

_entry = format ["%1=", _path select (count _path - 1)];
_index = _mission find _entry;
if (_index == -1) exitWith {""};

_array = toArray _mission;
for "_b" from 0 to (_index + count toArray _entry - 1) do {
  _array set [_b, -1];
};
_mission = toString (_array - [-1]);

_index = _mission find ";";

_mission = toArray _mission;
_mission resize _index;
format ["%1", toString _mission];