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=== shpGetDataField ===

See [[http://xelerus.de/index.php?s=functions&function=306|shpGetDataField at Xelerus]]

^ Syntax | (shpGetDataField number string) |
^ Arguments | number: the space object or the shipclass UNID of the ship you want data from. |
^ | string: the name of the data field of the ship. |
^ Returns | expression: returns the value or the string of the data field. If there is no value, nothing is returned, not even Nil |
^ Category | [[0.99 functions|0.99]], [[ship functions|ship]], [[unid functions|UNID]] |
^ Description | This function retrieves some base data from a ship. It can access some of the values from the ship class's xml, and some other values. (see below). |

=== Example ===

<code lisp>(shpGetDataField (shpGetClass gPlayership) "score")</code>

Returns 105 for the Freighter.

<code lisp>(shpGetDataField gPlayerShip "level")</code>

Returns 2 for the Sapphire.

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