/*
   Author: IT07

   Description: checks the side of given unit and returns it

   Params:
   _this: STRING - unit classname

   Returns: SIDE - unit's side
*/

private ["_return"];
if (_this isEqualType "") then
{
   private ["_faction"];
   _faction = getText (configFile >> "CfgVehicles" >> _this >> "faction");
   if not(_faction isEqualTo "") then
   {
      scopeName "isNull";
      if (_faction isEqualTo "BLU_G_F") then
      {
         _return = WEST;
         breakOut "isNull";
      };
      if (_faction isEqualTo "CIV_F") then
      {
         _return = civilian;
         breakOut "isNull";
      };
      if (_faction isEqualTo "IND_F") then
      {
         _return = independent;
         breakOut "isNull";
      };
      if (_faction isEqualTo "IND_G_F") then
      {
         _return = resistance;
         breakOut "isNull";
      };
      if (_faction isEqualTo "OPF_G_F") then
      {
         _return = EAST;
      };
   } else
   {
      ["fn_checkSide", 0, format["Failed to find faction of %1", _this]] spawn VEMFr_fnc_log;
   };
   if not isNil"_return" then
   {
      _return
   };
};