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float, float, float getElementPosition ( element theElement )
float, float, float getElementPosition ( element theElement )
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===Required Arguments===
===Required Arguments===
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==Example==
==Example==
This example spawns a Landstalker and creates a weapon pickup at its position.
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-- 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 )
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This example attaches a samsite on the player's vehicle.
This example attaches a samsite on the player's vehicle.
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-- 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)
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==See Also==
==See Also==
{{Element functions}}
{{Element functions}}
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Latest revision as of 15:52, 1 October 2021

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

Syntax

float, float, float getElementPosition ( element theElement )

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Method: element:getPosition(...)
Variable: .position
Counterpart: setElementPosition


Required Arguments

  • theElement: The element which you'd like to retrieve the location of

Returns

Returns three floats indicating the position of the element, x, y and z respectively.

Example

This example attaches a samsite on the player's vehicle. 

-- Create the elegy
local myElegy = createVehicle(562, 1591.596680, -2495.323242, 18.098244) 
-- Get the vehicle's position
local x, y, z = getElementPosition(myElegy)
-- Create the samsite
local samsite = createObject(3267, x, y, z + 3)
-- Attach the samsite to the elegy
attachElementToElement(samsite, myElegy, 0, 0, 0)

See Also

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