GetElementPosition - Revision history

Srslyyyy: Improve example.

2021-10-01T15:52:14Z

Improve example.

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	This example attaches a samsite on the player's vehicle.		This example attaches a samsite on the player's vehicle.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	-- ~~create~~ the elegy;		-- Create the elegy
	myElegy = createVehicle ( 562, 1591.596680, -2495.323242, 18.098244 )		local myElegy = createVehicle(562, 1591.596680, -2495.323242, 18.098244)
	-- ~~get~~ the vehicle's position;		-- Get the vehicle's position
	local x,y,z = getElementPosition( myElegy )		local x, y, z = getElementPosition(myElegy)
	-- ~~create~~ the samsite;		-- Create the samsite
	samsite = createObject ( 3267, x, y, z + 3 )		local samsite = createObject(3267, x, y, z + 3)
	-- ~~attach~~ the samsite to the elegy;		-- Attach the samsite to the elegy
	attachElementToElement ( samsite, myElegy, 0, 0, 0 )		attachElementToElement(samsite, myElegy, 0, 0, 0)
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Qaisjp: |

2015-01-01T03:36:34Z

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	float, float, float getElementPosition ( element theElement )		float, float, float getElementPosition ( element theElement )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	{{OOP\|~~This function is also a static function underneath the Element class.~~\|[[element]]:getPosition\|position\|setElementPosition}}		{{OOP\|\|[[element]]:getPosition\|position\|setElementPosition}}

	===Required Arguments===		===Required Arguments===

Qaisjp: add oop pair

2014-11-23T15:38:15Z

add oop pair

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	float, float, float getElementPosition ( element theElement )		float, float, float getElementPosition ( element theElement )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	{{OOP\|This function is also a static function underneath the Element class.\|[[element]]:getPosition\|position\|}}		{{OOP\|This function is also a static function underneath the Element class.\|[[element]]:getPosition\|position\|setElementPosition}}

	===Required Arguments===		===Required Arguments===

Jaysds: /* Syntax */ OOP

2014-08-16T16:22:34Z

Syntax: OOP

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	float, float, float getElementPosition ( element theElement )		float, float, float getElementPosition ( element theElement )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
			{{OOP\|This function is also a static function underneath the Element class.\|[[element]]:getPosition\|position\|}}

	===Required Arguments===		===Required Arguments===

Lars-marcel at 12:14, 24 August 2012

2012-08-24T12:14:26Z

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{Element functions}}		{{Element functions}}
			[[de:GetElementPosition]]

Talidan: pretty sure that example wouldnt even work

2011-06-20T00:04:26Z

pretty sure that example wouldnt even work

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	==Example==		==Example==
	~~This example spawns a Landstalker and creates a weapon pickup at its position.~~
	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">~~
	~~-- create a landstalker, and store its reference in the variable called 'myLandstalker'~~
	~~myLandstalker = createVehicle ( 400, 1591.596680, -2495.323242, 18.098244 )~~
	~~-- create a weapon pickup at the vehicle's position~~
	~~createPickup ( getElementPosition ( myLandstalker ), 2, 31 )~~
	~~</syntaxhighlight>~~


	This example attaches a samsite on the player's vehicle.		This example attaches a samsite on the player's vehicle.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">

Talidan at 16:10, 18 November 2007

2007-11-18T16:10:10Z

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	* [[Element/Blip\|Blips]]		* [[Element/Blip\|Blips]]
	* [[Element/Radar area\|Radar areas]]		* [[Element/Radar area\|Radar areas]]
	* [[Element/Spawnpoint\|Spawnpoints]]

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

Talidan at 15:07, 26 August 2007

2007-08-26T15:07:29Z

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 __NOTOC__
-The getElementPosition function allows you to retrieve the position coordinates of an element.
+The getElementPosition function allows you to retrieve the position coordinates of an element.  This can be any real world element, including:
 ==Syntax==

Arc at 18:51, 19 August 2007

2007-08-19T18:51:26Z

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	~~An Element is anything which has been defined or can be retrieved from Lua.~~ The getElementPosition function allows you to retrieve the ~~location~~ of ~~any~~ element.		The getElementPosition function allows you to retrieve the position coordinates of an element.

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
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	===Required Arguments===		===Required Arguments===
	*'''theElement:''' The element in which you'd like to retrieve the location of		*'''theElement:''' The element which you'd like to retrieve the location of

	===Returns===		===Returns===
	Returns three ~~floats~~ indicating the position of the element, ''x'', ''y'' and ''z'' respectively.		Returns three ''float''s indicating the position of the element, ''x'', ''y'' and ''z'' respectively.

	==Example==		==Example==
	This example spawns a Landstalker and creates a weapon pickup at ~~it's~~ position.		This example spawns a Landstalker and creates a weapon pickup at its position.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	-- create a landstalker, and store ~~it's~~ reference in the variable called 'myLandstalker'		-- create a landstalker, and store its reference in the variable called 'myLandstalker'
	myLandstalker = createVehicle ( 400, 1591.596680, -2495.323242, 18.098244 )		myLandstalker = createVehicle ( 400, 1591.596680, -2495.323242, 18.098244 )
	-- ~~Create~~ a weapon pickup at the vehicle's position		-- create a weapon pickup at the vehicle's position
	createPickup ( getElementPosition ( myLandstalker ), 2, 31 )		createPickup ( getElementPosition ( myLandstalker ), 2, 31 )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>


	This example attaches a samsite on the ~~players~~ vehicle.		This example attaches a samsite on the player's vehicle.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	-- create the elegy;		-- create the elegy;
	~~vehicle~~ = ~~getPlayerOccupiedVehicle~~ ( 562, 1591.596680, -2495.323242, 18.098244 )		myElegy = createVehicle ( 562, 1591.596680, -2495.323242, 18.098244 )
	-- get the ~~vehicles~~ position;		-- get the vehicle's position;
	local x,y,z = getElementPosition(~~vehicle~~)		local x,y,z = getElementPosition( myElegy )
	-- ~~Create~~ the samsite;		-- create the samsite;
	samsite = createObject ( 3267, x, y, z + 3 )		samsite = createObject ( 3267, x, y, z + 3 )
	-- attach the samsite to the elegy;		-- attach the samsite to the elegy;
	attachElementToElement ( samsite, ~~vehicle~~, 0, 0, 0 )		attachElementToElement ( samsite, myElegy, 0, 0, 0 )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{Element functions}}		{{Element functions}}

Norby89: /* Example */

2007-08-01T08:13:14Z

Example

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	==Example==		==Example==
	~~Explain what the~~ example ~~does here~~		This example spawns a Landstalker and creates a weapon pickup at it's position.
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	-- create a landstalker, and store it's reference in the variable called 'myLandstalker'		-- create a landstalker, and store it's reference in the variable called 'myLandstalker'