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==Example==
==Example==
This example binds the local player's '''i''' key to a function that creates an explosion in the middle of the screen.
This example binds the local player's "'''i'''" key to a function that creates an explosion in the middle of the screen.
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function explosion ( key, keyState )
function explosion ( key, keyState )

Revision as of 08:37, 1 August 2007

This function allows you to retrieve the world position coresponding to the 2D position on the screen.

Syntax

float float float getWorldFromScreenPosition ( float x, float y )

Required Arguments

  • x: A float value between ? and ? indicating the x position on the screen.
  • y: A float value between ? and ? indicating the y position on the screen.

Returns

Returns three floats indicating the world position, x, y and z respectively, false otherwise.

Example

This example binds the local player's "i" key to a function that creates an explosion in the middle of the screen. 

function explosion ( key, keyState )
  local x, y, z = getWorldFromScreenPosition ( x, y, z, 0.5, 0.5 )
  createExplosion ( x, y, z, 11 )
end
bindKey ( "i", "down", "create explosion", explosion )

See Also


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