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{{Deprecated|getPedTargetEnd}}
 
This function allows retrieval of the position where a players target range ends, when he is aiming with a weapon.


==Syntax==  
==Syntax==  
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float float float getPlayerTargetEnd ( player theplayer )
float, float, float getPlayerTargetEnd ( player targetingPlayer )
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===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
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*'''targetingPlayer:''' The player who is targeting whose target end you wish to retrieve
*'''argumentName:''' description
 
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===Optional Arguments===
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*'''argumentName2:''' description
*'''argumentName3:''' description


===Returns===
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Returns three floats, ''x'',''y'',''z'', representing the position where the player's target ends according to his range, or false if it was unsuccessful.
Returns ''true'' if blah, ''false'' otherwise.


==Example==  
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addEventHandler("onClientPlayerTarget", localPlayer,
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    function()
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        local endPosition = Vector3(getPlayerTargetEnd(source))
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        outputChatBox("your target ends at point (" .. endPosition.x .. ", " .. endPosition.y .. ", " .. endPosition.z .. ")")
    end
)
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 17:45, 23 July 2018

Emblem-important.png This function is deprecated. This means that its use is discouraged and that it might not exist in future versions.
Please use getPedTargetEnd instead.


This function allows retrieval of the position where a players target range ends, when he is aiming with a weapon.

Syntax

float, float, float getPlayerTargetEnd ( player targetingPlayer )

Required Arguments

  • targetingPlayer: The player who is targeting whose target end you wish to retrieve

Returns

Returns three floats, x,y,z, representing the position where the player's target ends according to his range, or false if it was unsuccessful.

Example

addEventHandler("onClientPlayerTarget", localPlayer,
    function()
        local endPosition = Vector3(getPlayerTargetEnd(source))
        outputChatBox("your target ends at point (" .. endPosition.x .. ", " .. endPosition.y .. ", " .. endPosition.z .. ")")
    end
)

See Also


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