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[[Category:Scripting Commands|P]]
{{RV|type=command
[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.97|P]]
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|game1= ofp
|version1=


<h2 style="color:#000066">'''position ''object'''''</h2>
|game2= arma1
|version2= 1.00


|game3= arma2
|version3= 1.00


'''Operand types:'''
|game4= arma2oa
|version4= 1.50


'''object:''' [[Object]]
|game5= tkoh
|version5= 1.00


'''Type of returned value:'''
|game6= arma3
|version6= 0.50


[[Array]]
|gr1= Positions


'''Compatibility:'''
|descr= Returns position of an object (alias of [[getPos]]) or location (alias of [[locationPosition]]).
{{Feature|important|Do '''not''' use this command to get an object's position in 3D. See [[getPos]] for an explanation and alternatives.}}
|s1= [[position]] object


Added in version '''1.50'''
|p1= object: [[Object]]


''Description:'''
|r1= [[Array]] format [[Position#PositionAGLS|PositionAGLS]]


Object position in format [[Position]].
|s2= [[position]] location


|p21= location: [[Location]]


'''Example:'''
|r2= [[Array]] format [[Position#PositionAGL|PositionAGL]] - see [[locationPosition]]
{{Feature|important|This position is the location's position '''regardless of [[attachObject]] usage''' - see {{Link|#Example 3}}.}}


pPos = '''position''' [[player]]
|x1= <sqf>private _pos = position player;</sqf>
 
|x2= <sqf>_myLocationHomePos = position myLocation;</sqf>
 
|x3= <sqf>
private _location = createLocation ["b_inf", [1000, 1000], 1, 1];
_location attachObject player;
locationPosition _location; // [1916.03,5711.98,12.208]
getPos _location; // [1916.03,5711.98,12.208]
position _location; // [1000,1000,0]
</sqf>
 
|seealso= [[getPos]] [[getPosATL]] [[getPosASL]] [[getPosASLW]] [[visiblePosition]] [[getPosVisual]] [[visiblePositionASL]] [[locationPosition]]
}}

Latest revision as of 21:32, 28 September 2023

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Description

Description:
Returns position of an object (alias of getPos) or location (alias of locationPosition).
⚠
Do not use this command to get an object's position in 3D. See getPos for an explanation and alternatives.
Groups:
Positions

Syntax

Syntax:
position object
Parameters:
object: Object
Return Value:
Array format PositionAGLS

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:
position location
Parameters:
location: Location
Return Value:
Array format PositionAGL - see locationPosition
⚠
This position is the location's position regardless of attachObject usage - see Example 3.

Examples

Example 1:
private _pos = position player;
Example 2:
_myLocationHomePos = position myLocation;
Example 3:
private _location = createLocation ["b_inf", [1000, 1000], 1, 1]; _location attachObject player; locationPosition _location; // [1916.03,5711.98,12.208] getPos _location; // [1916.03,5711.98,12.208] position _location; // [1000,1000,0]

Additional Information

See also:
getPos getPosATL getPosASL getPosASLW visiblePosition getPosVisual visiblePositionASL locationPosition

Notes

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