GetVehicleRotation - Revision history

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2019-09-07T08:27:07Z

tweak note

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	This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.		This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.

	{{Note\|Rotation Z returns value in CCW (counter-clock wise). So 3 o'clock is not 90 degrees, it's actually 270 degrees and 9 o'clock is not 270 degrees, it's 90 degrees. '''To fix this use: rotZ = (360-rotZ)'''}}		{{Note\|1=Rotation Z returns value in CCW (counter-clock wise). So 3 o'clock is not 90 degrees, it's actually 270 degrees and 9 o'clock is not 270 degrees, it's 90 degrees. '''To fix this use: rotZ = (360-rotZ)''' }}

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

2019-09-07T08:24:20Z

tweak note

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	This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.		This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.

	''Note~~: rotation~~ Z returns value in CCW (counter-clock wise). So 3 o'clock is not 90 degrees, it's actually 270 degrees and 9 o'clock is not 270 degrees, it's 90 degrees. '''To fix this use: rotZ = (360-rotZ)'''''		{{Note\|Rotation Z returns value in CCW (counter-clock wise). So 3 o'clock is not 90 degrees, it's actually 270 degrees and 9 o'clock is not 270 degrees, it's 90 degrees. '''To fix this use: rotZ = (360-rotZ)'''}}

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

2015-02-13T16:17:58Z

Changed "DeprecatedWithAlt" template to "Deprecated"

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	{{~~DeprecatedWithAlt~~\|getElementRotation\|}}		{{Deprecated\|getElementRotation\|}}

	This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.		This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.

2011-10-21T23:15:53Z

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	This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.		This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.

2008-07-02T20:33:30Z

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	~~==Description==~~
	This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.		This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.

2008-02-10T10:31:44Z

simplified rotation fix

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	This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.		This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.

	''Note: rotation Z returns value in CCW (counter-clock wise). So 3 o'clock is not 90 degrees, it's actually 270 degrees and 9 o'clock is not 270 degrees, it's 90 degrees. '''To fix this use: (~~180~~-rotZ)~~+180~~'''''		''Note: rotation Z returns value in CCW (counter-clock wise). So 3 o'clock is not 90 degrees, it's actually 270 degrees and 9 o'clock is not 270 degrees, it's 90 degrees. '''To fix this use: rotZ = (360-rotZ)'''''

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

2008-02-10T04:13:51Z

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	==Description==		==Description==
	This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.		This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.

			''Note: rotation Z returns value in CCW (counter-clock wise). So 3 o'clock is not 90 degrees, it's actually 270 degrees and 9 o'clock is not 270 degrees, it's 90 degrees. '''To fix this use: (180-rotZ)+180'''''

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

2007-08-17T17:00:33Z

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	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">float float float getVehicleRotation ( vehicle )</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">float float float getVehicleRotation ( vehicle theVehicle )</syntaxhighlight>

	===Required Arguments===		===Required Arguments===
	*'''~~vehicle~~''': The [[vehicle]] whose rotation you want to retrieve.		*'''theVehicle''': The [[vehicle]] whose rotation you want to retrieve.

	===Returns===		===Returns===

2007-08-13T11:29:03Z

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	==Description==		==Description==
	This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.		This function gets the rotation of a vehicle along the X, Y, and Z axes in degrees.

2007-08-04T15:40:33Z

Removed reference to depreciated variants, fixed typo

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	===Returns===		===Returns===
	Returns three ''floats'' indicating the X, Y, and Z rotations of the vehicle in degrees ~~(one ''float'' for a variant function)~~, or ''false'' if the specified vehicle does not exist.		Returns three ''floats'' indicating the X, Y, and Z rotations of the vehicle in degrees, or ''false'' if the specified vehicle does not exist.

	==Example==		==Example==
	This example creates a vehicle and gets ~~it's~~ rotation:		This example creates a vehicle and gets its rotation:
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">local ~~newcar~~ = createVehicle ( 520, 1024, 1024, 1024 ) -- create a Hydra		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">local newHydra = createVehicle ( 520, 1024, 1024, 1024 ) -- create a Hydra
	local rx, ry, rz = getVehicleRotation ( ~~newcar~~ ) -- get the vehicle's x, y and z rotations and store them in rx, ry, and rz		local rx, ry, rz = getVehicleRotation ( newHydra ) -- get the vehicle's x, y and z rotations and store them in rx, ry, and rz
	outputChatBox ( "Current rotation: " .. rx .. " " .. ry .. " " .. rz ) -- output the rotations		outputChatBox ( "Current rotation: " .. rx .. " " .. ry .. " " .. rz ) -- output the rotations
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>