The `SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE` is incompletely documented

[MSFS 2024] Bug Reports SimConnect
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Version: 1.4.3

Frequency: Consistently

Severity: High

Marketplace package name: N/A

Context: Documentation

Similar MSFS 2020 issue: N/A

Bug description:

The documentation for SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE is missing:

  • SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE_USER_AIRCRAFT as an alias for SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE_USER,
  • SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE_USER_CURRENT

Note that, using bitfields would be a bit more flexible. Currently SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE_ALL is the only way to get multiple types in a single request, but then you have to include “CATEGORY” in order to be able to find out the kind. Adding

SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE dwObjectType;

as a field to SIMCONNECT_RECV_SIMOBJECT_DATA_BYTYPE would solve that.

BTW the information on the site is even older.

Repro steps: See documentation.

Attachments: See code in “5-2 - RequestDataByObjectType in C++”.

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Hello @BenkeiBuddy

This is fixed in SU4 beta documentation.

Regards,
Sylvain

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Ok, in 1.5.2 SDK I see it. Thank you!

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