createLocation

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Description

Description:

Creates a location of the specified class and dimensions at the specified position. Classes are defined in CfgLocationTypes; for possible location types see Location Types.
The alternative syntax allows to convert a non-editable (built-in) terrain location into an editable one, with the following restrictions:

• it cannot be deleted (but can be setType to "Invisible" to hide it)
• it cannot be moved

Groups:

Locations

Syntax

Syntax:

createLocation [className, position, sizeX, sizeY]

Parameters:

className: String

position: Position2D, Position3D or Object

sizeX: Number - in meters

sizeY: Number - in meters

Return Value:

Location

2.10

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

createLocation [location]

Parameters:

location: Location - a terrain's location. If a scripted location is provided, it is simply returned

Return Value:

Location - a script-editable location

Examples

Example 1:

_location = createLocation ["NameVillage", [4035,2151,10], 100, 100];

Example 2:

_location = createLocation ["NameVillage", [4035,2151,10], 30, 30]; _location setText "Player town";

Example 3:

private _terrainLocation = nearestLocation [player, "nameCity"]; // assuming it returns a built-in location _terrainLocation setType "Invisible"; // does not do anything private _editableLocation = createLocation [_terrainLocation]; // does the conversion _editableLocation setType "Invisible"; // hides the location

Additional Information

See also:

setText nearestLocation nearestLocations locationPosition nearestLocationWithDubbing setRectangular rectangular size

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