diag getTerrainHeight: Difference between revisions

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Only available in Diagnostic branch(es).

Description:: Returns terrain height at the specified location.
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Unlike getTerrainHeightASL which returns the exact position's height, this commands returns the apex of the terrain polygon.

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The following information is obsolete as of Arma 3 v2.10. Reason: This command is subject to be removed and replaced with: getTerrainHeight
Groups:: Diagnostic

Syntax:: diag_getTerrainHeight positionWorld
Parameters:: positionWorld: Position2D or Position3D - Position in world coordinates either in Position2D or Position3D
Return Value:: Number - terrain height

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 {{RV|type=command
-|game1= arma3diag
+|game1= arma3
-|version1= 2.03
+|branch= diag
+|version1= 2.04
 |gr1= Diagnostic
-|descr= Returns terrain height at the specified location as a scalar
+|descr= Returns terrain height at the specified location.
+{{Feature|informative|Unlike [[getTerrainHeightASL]] which  returns the exact position's height, this commands returns the apex of the terrain polygon.}}
+{{Feature|obsolete|This command is subject to be removed and replaced with: [[getTerrainHeight]]|arma3|2.10}}
+|s1= [[diag_getTerrainHeight]] positionWorld
+|p1= positionWorld: [[Position#Introduction|Position2D]] or [[Position#Introduction|Position3D]] - Position in world coordinates either in [[Position#Introduction|Position2D]] or [[Position#Introduction|Position3D]]
-{{Feature | Warning | Command is only available when using [[Arma 3: Diagnostics Exe]] on Dev-Branch.}}
+|r1= [[Number]] - terrain height
-|s1= '''diag_getTerrainHeight''' PositionWorld
+|x1= <sqf>private _h = diag_getTerrainHeight position player;</sqf>
-|p1= PositionWorld: [[Position2D]] or [[Position3D]] - Position in world coordinates.
-|r1= [[Number]] - Terrain height
 |seealso= [[diag_setTerrainHeight]]
 }}