nearestObject

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Description

Description:

Nearest object of given type to given position. For nearestObject pos, pos may be [x, y ,z, "type"] or [object, "type"] or even [x, y, z]. Before ArmA the funcion matched only objects with exactly the type given. Since ArmA, any object derived from the type is found as well.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

nearestObject [unit,class]

Parameters:

unit: Object

class: String

Return Value:

Object

Examples

Example 1:

_nObject = nearestObject [player, "StreetLamp"]

Example 2:

_nObject = nearestObject [player, "Tank"]

Additional Information

See also:

See also needed

Notes

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Notes

This command can only find objects up to 50 meters away.