nearEntities

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Description

Description:

Find entities in the sphere with given radius. If the alternativee syntax is used, only entities of given types or subtypes are listed.

This command doesn't return dead or in-vehicle entities. If you need to return dead entities as well use entities command.

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This command is way faster than nearestObjects for on-foot soldier and vehicle detection.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

position nearEntities radius

Parameters:

position: Object or Array in format PositionAGL or Position2D - center of the sphere

radius: Number - radius of the sphere

Return Value:

Array of Objects

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

position nearEntities [type, radius]

Parameters:

position: Object or Array in format PositionAGL or Position2D - center of the sphere

[type, radius]: Array

type: String or Array of Strings - type(s) to search for

radius: Number - radius of the sphere

Return Value:

Array of Objects

Examples

Example 1:

_list = player nearEntities 20; _list = ASLToAGL getPosASL player nearEntities 50; _list = player nearEntities ["Man", 1000]; _list = ASLToAGL getPosASL player nearEntities ["LaserTarget", 3000]; _list = player nearEntities [["Car", "Motorcycle", "Tank"], 50]; _list = ASLToAGL getPosASL player nearEntities [["Man", "Air", "Car", "Motorcycle", "Tank"], 200];

Additional Information

See also:

findNearestEnemynearestBuildingnearestObjectnearestObjectsnearObjectsnearestLocationnearTargetsnearSuppliesnearestLocationWithDubbingnearObjectsReadynearRoads

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