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<br/><br/>{{Important | If positions are supplied as arguments, the coordinates are treated as [[PositionATL]] if over the land and as [[PositionASLW]] if over the sea. If [[Position2D]] is supplied, z is assumed 0. If you need distance between two [[Position3D]] coordinates, use [[vectorDistance]]}}
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|p1= param1: [[Object]], [[Location]] or [[Array]]-format [[Position]] |= Parameter 1
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|p1= param1: [[Object]] or [[Array]] in format [[PositionAGL]] or [[Position2D]] |PARAMETER1=
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|p2= param2: [[Object]] or [[Array]] in format [[PositionAGL]] or [[Position2D]] |PARAMETER2=
  
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|p21=  location1: [[Location]] or [[Array]] in format [[Position]] or [[Position2D]] |PARAMETER1=
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|p22=  location2: [[Location]] or [[Array]] in format [[Position]] or [[Position2D]] |PARAMETER2=
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|x1= <code>_meters<nowiki>=</nowiki>player '''distance''' _object</code> |= Example 1
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|x2= <code>_meters<nowiki>=</nowiki>player '''distance''' [1,2,3]</code> |= Example 2
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|x2= <code>_meters = [[player]] [[distance]] [1,2,3];</code> |EXAMPLE2=
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|x3= <code>_meters<nowiki>=[1,2,3]</nowiki> '''distance''' player</code> |= Example 3
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|x3= <code>_meters = [1,2,3] [[distance]] [4,5,6];</code> |EXAMPLE3=
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|x4= <code>_meters = [[position]] [[player]] [[distance]] [[nearestLocation]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[position]] [[player]], "hill"];</code> |EXAMPLE5=4
  
 
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Revision as of 14:38, 7 April 2019

Introduced with Operation Flashpoint version1.00
  Arguments of this scripting command don't have to be local to the client the command is executed on

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Introduced in

Game:
Operation Flashpoint
Version:
1.00

Description

Description:
Returns a distance in meters between Objects, Positions or Locations.

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If positions are supplied as arguments, the coordinates are treated as PositionATL if over the land and as PositionASLW if over the sea. If Position2D is supplied, z is assumed 0. If you need distance between two Position3D coordinates, use vectorDistance



distance2D.jpg

Syntax

Syntax:
param1 distance param2
Parameters:
param1: Object or Array in format PositionAGL or Position2D
param2: Object or Array in format PositionAGL or Position2D
Return Value:
Number - Distance in meters or 1e10 if distance cannot be calculated

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:
location1 distance location2
Parameters:
location1: Location or Array in format Position or Position2D
location2: Location or Array in format Position or Position2D
Return Value:
Number - Distance in meters or 1e10 if distance cannot be calculated

Examples

Example 1:
_meters = player distance _object;
Example 2:
_meters = player distance [1,2,3];
Example 3:
_meters = [1,2,3] distance [4,5,6];
Example 4:
_meters = position player distance nearestLocation [position player, "hill"];

Additional Information

Multiplayer:
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See also:
distanceSqrvectorDistancedistance2D

Notes

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Notes

Posted on Feb 14, 2007 - 12:00
Sudden Death
distance to position3D (array) doesnt work with OFP, only objects Armed Assault: position3D (array) and object works
Posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 12:00
Rommel
This returns the map distance, not the vector distance, [0,0,0] distance [0,0,1] can be >1 or <1, not exactly 1; unlike the vector math.
Posted on Aug 03, 2012 - 10:15
Igneous01
If a position in format [x, y, z] is provided for both arguments, distance also checks the z dimension as well. Ie: player distance [0,0,200] will return 200, if the player is at this position at ground/sea level.
Posted on March 22, 2014
AgentRev
When objects are supplied as arguments, distance is calculated from their model center (object modelToWorld [0,0,0]), and not the position returned by getPos/ATL/ASL.
However, this is not relevant for units, as their model center matches their world position.

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