surfaceIsWater

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Description

Description:

Returns whether there is water at given position. In Arma 3, it also detects pond objects, but only if they are loaded in memory (normally only true if the objects are within the object view distance)

Groups:

Positions

Syntax

Syntax:

surfaceIsWater position

Parameters:

position: Array - format Position2D or Position3D in which case Z will be ignored

Return Value:

Boolean

Examples

Example 1:

_isWater= surfaceIsWater [1000, 3000];

Example 2:

_isWater = surfaceIsWater position player;

Additional Information

See also:

surfaceTypesurfaceNormalnearRoadsroadsConnectedToroadAtisOnRoad

Notes

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Posted on 4 May, 2012

Osmo

Does not work with inland water. Works only with sea water.

Posted on July 19, 2021 - 06:11 (UTC)

Leopard20

The above note is not true in Arma 3. The command does detect pond objects and will return true if there is a pond object at that position. However, the object must have been loaded in memory (normally only true if the object is within the object view distance)