GetPosition

GetPosition(object)

Determines the position of a creature or object.

vector GetPosition(
    object oTarget
);

Parameters

oTarget

Description

Returns the position (as a vector) of oTarget.

If oTarget is invalid or on other errors this function returns the vector (0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f).

Version

1.61

Example

//Make the entering PC jump to the corresponding position
//in a different area
 
void main()
{
object oPC=GetEnteringObject();
 
if (!GetIsPC(oPC)) return;
 
vector vPos=GetPosition(oPC);
 
float fFacing=GetFacing(oPC);
 
//Create a location in another area
//"OTHER_AREA" is the tag of that other area
object oArea=GetObjectByTag("OTHER_AREA");
 
location lNew=Location(oArea, vPos, fFacing);
 
AssignCommand(oPC, JumpToLocation(lNew));
}

See Also

functions:

SetFacingPoint

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 author: Tom Cassiotis, editor: Lilac Soul