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1.08

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Description

Description:

Creates a location of the specified class and dimensions at the specified position. Classes are defined in CfgLocationTypes; for possible location types see Location Types.
The alternative syntax allows to convert a non-editable (built-in) terrain location into an editable one, with the following restrictions:

it cannot be deleted (but can be setType to "Invisible" to hide it)
it cannot be moved

Groups:

Locations

Syntax

Syntax:: createLocation [className, position, sizeX, sizeY]
Parameters:: className: String
: position: Position2D, Position3D or Object
: sizeX: Number - in meters
: sizeY: Number - in meters
Return Value:: Location

2.10

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:: createLocation [location]
Parameters:: location: Location - a terrain's location. If a scripted location is provided, it is simply returned
Return Value:: Location - a script-editable location

Examples

Example 1:: _location = createLocation ["NameVillage", [4035,2151,10], 100, 100];
Example 2:: _location = createLocation ["NameVillage", [4035,2151,10], 30, 30]; _location setText "Player town";
Example 3:: private _terrainLocation = nearestLocation [player, "nameCity"]; // assuming it returns a built-in location _terrainLocation setType "Invisible"; // does not do anything private _editableLocation = createLocation [_terrainLocation]; // does the conversion _editableLocation setType "Invisible"; // hides the location

Additional Information

See also:: setText nearestLocation nearestLocations locationPosition nearestLocationWithDubbing setRectangular rectangular size

Notes

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 |gr1= Locations
-|descr= Creates a location of the specified class and dimensions at the specified position. Classes are defined in {{hl|CfgLocationTypes}}. For possible location types see [[Location#Location Types|Location Types]]. For the actual name text of the location, use [[text]] and [[setText]]
+|descr= Creates a location of the specified class and dimensions at the specified position.
+Classes are defined in {{hl|CfgLocationTypes}}; for possible location types see [[Location#Location Types|Location Types]].<br>
+The alternative syntax allows to convert a non-editable (built-in) terrain location into an editable one, with the following restrictions:
+* it cannot be deleted (but can be [[setType]] to "Invisible" to hide it)
+* it cannot be moved
 |s1= [[createLocation]] [className, position, sizeX, sizeY]
-|p1= [className, position, sizeX, sizeY]: [[Array]]
+|p1= className: [[String]]
-|p2= className: [[String]] - see [[Location#Location Types|Location Types]]
-|p3= position: [[Position2D]], [[Position3D]] or [[Object]]
+|p2= position: [[Position#Introduction|Position2D]], [[Position#Introduction|Position3D]] or [[Object]]
-|p4= sizeX: [[Number]] - In meters
-|p5= sizeY: [[Number]] - In meters
+|p3= sizeX: [[Number]] - in meters
+|p4= sizeY: [[Number]] - in meters
 |r1= [[Location]]
-|x1= <code>_location = [[createLocation]] [<nowiki/>[[Location#Location Types|"NameVillage"]] , [4035,2151,10], 100, 100];</code>
+|s2= [[createLocation]] [location]
+|s2since= arma3 2.10
+|p21= location: [[Location]] - a terrain's location. If a scripted location is provided, it is simply returned
+|r2= [[Location]] - a script-editable location
+|x1= <sqf>_location = createLocation ["NameVillage", [4035,2151,10], 100, 100];</sqf>
+|x2= <sqf>
+_location = createLocation ["NameVillage", [4035,2151,10], 30, 30];
+_location setText "Player town";
+</sqf>
-|x2= <code>_location = [[createLocation]] [<nowiki/>[[Location#Location Types|"NameVillage"]] , [4035,2151,10], 30, 30];
+|x3= <sqf>
-_location [[setText]] "Player town";</code>
+private _terrainLocation = nearestLocation [player, "nameCity"];	// assuming it returns a built-in location
+_terrainLocation setType "Invisible";								// does not do anything
+private _editableLocation = createLocation [_terrainLocation];		// does the conversion
+_editableLocation setType "Invisible";								// hides the location
+</sqf>
-|seealso= [[setText]], [[nearestLocation]], [[nearestLocations]], [[locationPosition]], [[nearestLocationWithDubbing]], [[setRectangular]], [[rectangular]], [[size]]
+|seealso= [[setText]] [[nearestLocation]] [[nearestLocations]] [[locationPosition]] [[nearestLocationWithDubbing]] [[setRectangular]] [[rectangular]] [[size]]
 }}