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If the alternativee syntax is used, only entities of given types or subtypes are listed.
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. |Description=
This command doesn't return dead or in-vehicle entities. If you need to return dead entities as well use [[entities]] command.
{{Informative|This command is way faster than [[nearestObjects]] for on-foot soldier and vehicle detection.}} |Description=
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|p22= [type, radius]: [[Array]] |PARAMETER22=
|p22= [type, radius]: [[Array]] |PARAMETER22=


|p23= type: [[String]] or [[Array]] of [[String|Strings]] - typeName(s) to search for |PARAMETER23=
|p23= type: [[String]] or [[Array]] of [[String|Strings]] - type(s) to search for |PARAMETER23=


|p24= radius: [[Number]] - radius of the sphere |PARAMETER24=
|p24= radius: [[Number]] - radius of the sphere |PARAMETER24=
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<dd class="notedate">Posted on 27 Mar, 2014
<dt class="note">[[User:Floriangeyer|Floriangeyer]]
<dd class="note">According to [[Code Optimisation]], this function is the fastest and should be used instead of [[nearestObjects]] when suitable.


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Revision as of 00:43, 25 January 2019

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Description

Description:
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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.

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

Notes

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Notes

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