nearestLocations

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Description

Description:

Returns an array of locations of chosen type(s) within the given radius of the given position, sorted from nearest to farthest.

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Although locations can be placed in 3D with setPosition, nearestLocations search result is sorted in 2D.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

nearestLocations [position, [locationType1, locationType2, ...], radius, sortPosition]

Parameters:

position: Array - Position2D, Position3D or Object

locationTypeX: String - location type name, e.g "NameCity"

radius: Number - maximum distance from the given position that returned locations may be, in meters.

sortPosition: Array - (Optional) Position2D, Position3D or Object - results will be sorted from the distance to given sortPosition (nearest to farthest still)

Return Value:

Array of locations

Examples

Example 1:

_nearbyLocations = nearestLocations [position player, ["RockArea", "VegetationFir"], 100];

Example 2:

Find any of nearest locations:private _allLocationTypes = []; "_allLocationTypes pushBack configName _x" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgLocationTypes"); { systemChat format [ "%1 (%2) - %3m", _x, text _x, position player distance _x ]; } forEach nearestLocations [player, _allLocationTypes, 500];

Additional Information

See also:

createLocationnearestLocationlocationPositionnearestLocationWithDubbing

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