# Actor From

Grammar — Actor from reference name
Flags — Native | Function

Returns an actor from the actor reference specified in the Name parameter.

# Arguments

• string — Name

Returns — actor

native actor ActorFrom(string name);

# Related

Category: Actor / Utility

• [F] — text — Actor Get Text — ( ActorGetText )
• [F] — actor — Actor From Reference — ( ActorRefGet )
• [F] — text — Actor Scope Get Text — ( ActorScopeGetText )
• [F] — actor — Actor From — ( ActorFrom )
• [F] — actor — Actor From Actor — ( ActorFromActor )
• [F] — actor — Actor From Doodad — ( ActorFromDoodad )
• [F] — actor — Actor From Portrait — ( ActorFromPortrait )
• [F] — actor — Actor From Dialog Item — ( ActorFromDialogControl )
• [F] — actor — Actor From Scope — ( ActorFromScope )
• [F] — actor — Actor From Unit — ( libNtve_gf_MainActorofUnit )
• [F] — actorscope — Actor Scope From — ( ActorScopeFrom )
• [F] — actorscope — Actor Scope From Actor — ( ActorScopeFromActor )
• [F] — actorscope — Actor Scope From Portrait — ( ActorScopeFromPortrait )
• [F] — actorscope — Actor Scope From Dialog Item — ( ActorScopeFromDialogControl )
• [F] — actorscope — Actor Scope From Unit — ( ActorScopeFromUnit )
• [F] — int — Texture Slot Component — ( TextureGetSlotComponent )
• [F] — string — Texture Slot Name — ( TextureGetSlotName )
• [F] — void — Actor Set Reference — ( ActorRefSet )
• [F] — void — Apply Global Texture Group — ( ActorTextureGroupApplyGlobal )
• [F] — void — Remove Global Texture Group — ( ActorTextureGroupRemoveGlobal )
• [F] — void — Push Texture Group — ( ActorTextureGroupPush )
• [F] — void — Pop Texture Group — ( ActorTextureGroupPop )
• [F] — void — Make Actor Face Angle — ( libNtve_gf_MakeModelFaceAngle )
• [F] — void — Play Movie Texture On Unit Actor — ( libNtve_gf_PlayMovieTextureOnUnitActor )
• [F] — void — Stop All Video Textures On Unit — ( libNtve_gf_StopAllVideoTexturesOnUnit )
• [F] — void — Show/Hide Doodads In Region — ( libNtve_gf_ShowHideDoodadsInRegion )
• [F] — void — Actor Add Orient Update — ( ActorAddOrientUpdate )

# Examples

# campaigns/liberty.sc2campaign

— MapScript.galaxy

// L4838
ActorFrom("::global.artifact")

// L8316
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_LiquidTanks)

// L8317
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_LiquidTanks)

// L8318
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_ResearchConsole)

// L8319
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_ResearchConsole)

// L8320
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_Monitors)

// L8321
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_Monitors)

// L8324
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_LiquidTanks)

// L8325
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_ResearchConsole)

// L8326
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_Monitors)

// L8334
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_MarSara_Fan)

// L4838
ActorFrom("::global.artifact")

// L8316
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_LiquidTanks)

// L8317
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_LiquidTanks)

// L8318
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_ResearchConsole)

// L8319
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_ResearchConsole)

// L8320
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_Monitors)

// L8321
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_Monitors)

// L8324
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_LiquidTanks)

// L8325
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_ResearchConsole)

// L8326
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_Lab_Monitors)

// L8334
ActorFrom(gv_sOUNDACTOR_MarSara_Fan)

// L1525
ActorFrom("::Terrain")

// L554
ActorFrom("::external.ZFLookAtHead")

// L1525
ActorFrom("::Terrain")

// L554
ActorFrom("::external.ZFLookAtHead")

# campaigns/swarmstory.sc2campaign

— SwarmCampaignLib.galaxy

// L935
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")

// L943
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")

# campaigns/swarmstoryutil.sc2mod

— Lib281DEC45.galaxy

// L4189
ActorFrom(lib281DEC45_gv_zSS_LookAtWingActorRef)

// L4225
ActorFrom(lib281DEC45_gv_zSS_LookAtHairActorRef)

// L4240
ActorFrom(lib281DEC45_gv_zSS_LookAtEyePrimalActorRef)

// L4251
ActorFrom(lib281DEC45_gv_zSS_LookAtHeadActorRef)

// L4283
ActorFrom(("::external." + lib281DEC45_gf_ZSS_CharacterSceneFinderTag(lv_indexCharacter)))

// L4287
ActorFrom(("::external." + lib281DEC45_gf_ZSS_CharacterActorAlias(lv_indexCharacter)))

// L12007
ActorFrom(lib281DEC45_gv_zSS_LookAtHeadActorRef)

// L12008
ActorFrom(lib281DEC45_gv_zSS_LookAtEyeActorRef)

# campaigns/void.sc2campaign

— MapScript.galaxy

// L1119
ActorFrom("::global.Skybox")

// L1122
ActorFrom("::global.Skybox")

// L1119
ActorFrom("::global.Skybox")

// L1122
ActorFrom("::global.Skybox")

# campaigns/voidstory.sc2campaign

— VoidCampaignMissionLib.galaxy

// L2864
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")

// L2866
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")

# campaigns/voidstory.sc2campaign

— VoidCampaignStoryLib.galaxy

// L3488
ActorFrom(("::external." + libVCST_gf_PS_ClickableSceneFinderTag(lv_indexClickable)))

// L3492
ActorFrom(("::external." + libVCST_gf_PS_ClickableActorAlias(lv_indexClickable)))

// L3541
ActorFrom(libVCST_gv_pS_LookAtMainCharacterActorRef)

// L3542
ActorFrom(libVCST_gv_pS_LookAtMainCharacterActorRef)

// L3551
ActorFrom(libVCST_gv_pS_LookAtCurrentCharacterActorRef)

// L3552
ActorFrom(libVCST_gv_pS_LookAtCurrentCharacterActorRef)

// L3561
ActorFrom(libVCST_gv_pS_LookAtRohanaHairActorRef)

// L3562
ActorFrom(libVCST_gv_pS_LookAtRohanaHairActorRef)

# campaigns/voidstory.sc2campaign

— VoidCampaignUILib.galaxy

// L914
ActorFrom(("::external." + libVCUI_gv_pU_ArmyUnitRotateFinderTag))

// L2793
ActorFrom(("::external.SoASection" + IntToString(lp_newTier)))

// L3311
ActorFrom("::external.StarmapKarax")

// L3314
ActorFrom("::external.StarmapArtanis")

// L6587
ActorFrom(("::external." + libVCUI_gv_pU_ArmyUnitRotateFinderTag))

// L9068
ActorFrom("::external.HoverA")

// L9071
ActorFrom("::external.HoverAlt")

// L9079
ActorFrom("::external.HoverB")

// L9082
ActorFrom("::external.HoverAlt")

// L9107
ActorFrom("::external.HoverAlt")

# mods/core.sc2mod

— NativeLib.galaxy

// L342
ActorFrom("::LastCreated")

// L348
ActorFrom("::LastCreated")

// L1181
ActorFrom("::Scene")

// L218
ActorFrom("::LastCreated")

// L224
ActorFrom("::LastCreated")

// L1077
ActorFrom("::Scene")

# mods/heroesdata.stormmod

— HeroesLib.galaxy

// L3649
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")

// L3845
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")

// L3850
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")

// L4988
ActorFrom("::Scene")

# mods/heroesmapmods/battlegroundmapmods/hanamura.stormmod

— LibNPLD.galaxy

// L92
ActorFrom("::global.PayloadElevatorAttachment")

// L102
ActorFrom("::global.PayloadElevatorAttachment")

# mods/missionpacks/novacampaign.sc2mod

— LibNCMI.galaxy

// L3078
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")

// L3080
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")

// L4626
ActorFrom("::external.Nova03_040")

// L4646
ActorFrom("::external.Nova03_040")

# mods/missionpacks/novacampaign.sc2mod

— LibNCST.galaxy

// L2990
ActorFrom(("::external." + libNCST_gf_NS_ClickableSceneFinderTag(lv_indexClickable)))

// L2994
ActorFrom(("::external." + libNCST_gf_NS_ClickableActorAlias(lv_indexClickable)))

// L3031
ActorFrom(libNCST_gv_NS_LookAtMainCharacterActorRef)

// L3032
ActorFrom(libNCST_gv_NS_LookAtMainCharacterActorRef)

// L3040
ActorFrom(libNCST_gv_NS_LookAtCurrentCharacterActorRef)

// L3041
ActorFrom(libNCST_gv_NS_LookAtCurrentCharacterActorRef)

# mods/novastoryassets.sc2mod

— MapScript.galaxy

// L8260
ActorFrom("::external.Nova02_040")

// L8280
ActorFrom("::external.Nova02_040")

// L8260
ActorFrom("::external.Nova02_040")

// L8280
ActorFrom("::external.Nova02_040")

# mods/starcoop/starcoop.sc2mod

— LibCOMI.galaxy

// L10790
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")

# mods/starcoop/starcoop.sc2mod

— LibCOMU.galaxy

// L7690
ActorFrom("::Scene")

# mods/voidprologue.sc2mod

— LibA3DDD02B.galaxy

// L623
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")

// L631
ActorFrom("::LastCreatedActual")