nearestObject

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Description

Description:

Description needed

Groups:

Object Detection

Syntax 1

Syntax:

nearestObject [position, type]

Parameters:

[position, type]: Array

position: Position3D or Position2D or Object - position to start search at

type: String - type of object (see typeOf, class type)

Return Value:

Return value needed

Syntax 2

Syntax:

nearestObject position

Parameters:

position: Position3D or Position2D - position to start search at

Return Value:

Object - Nearest object, objNull otherwise

Syntax 3

Syntax:

position nearestObject type

Parameters:

position: Position3D or Position2D - position to start search at

type: String - type of object (see typeOf, class type)

Return Value:

Object - nearest object, objNull otherwise

Syntax 4

Syntax:

position nearestObject id

Parameters:

position: Position3D or Position2D - position to start search at

id: Number - object Visitor id

Return Value:

Object - nearest object, objNull otherwise

Examples

Example 1:

_nObject = nearestObject [2345, 6789]; _nObject = nearestObject [player, "StreetLamp"];

Example 2:

Return the object with ID 123456: _nObject = [0,0,0] nearestObject 123456;

Example 3:

_nObject = getPos player nearestObject "StreetLamp";

Example 4:

Return the nearest object with (typeOf _nObject == "#XXXX") -> #mark, #slop, etc. Unlimited search range: _nObject = _position nearestObject -1; Return the nearest object with (typeOf _nObject != ""). Search range is 50m: _nObject = nearestObject _position;

Example 5:

(See also allMissionObjects): _blood = nearestObject [player, "#slop"]; _step = nearestObject [player, "#mark"]; _track = nearestObject [player, "#track"]; _crater = nearestObject [player, "#crater"];

Additional Information

See also:

nearestObjectsnearObjectsReadynearObjectsobjectFromNetIdnearEntitiesentitiesobjectnearestBuildingnearestTerrainObjects

Notes

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Posted on January 29, 2019 - 15:31 (UTC)

Gnashes

The ID for Alternative Syntax 3 may be dynamically obtained via the following (as of Arma 3 v1.88): // returns Object Terrain/Visitor ID, or -1 if no ID found (invalid/null object) cursorObject call { private _obj = str (param [0, objNull]); private _id = -1; private _find = ((_obj find "#") + 2); if (_find > 1) then { private _len = ((_obj find ":") - _find); _id = _obj select [_find, _len]; parseNumber _id; }; _id };

Posted on February 12, 2020 - 08:55 (UTC)

blackfisch

Note, that if you want to check for the nearest Unit you have to check for CAManBase instead of Man, since Man will also return any wildlife population in that Area: nearestObject [player, "Man"]; // could possibly return rabbits or other wildlife nearestObject [player, "CAManBase"]; // only returns units