locationPosition: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Returns the position of a location. If the location is attached to an object, that object's position is returned.
Groups:: Locations

Syntax:: locationPosition location
Parameters:: location: Location
Return Value:: Array format PositionAGL - as locations are placed at Z = zero ASL the returned Z is negative on land and around zero on water, see Example 3

Example 1:: _locationPos = locationPosition myLocation;
Example 2:: _location = nearestLocation [getPos player, "nameCity"]; _locationPos = locationPosition _location;
Example 3:: private _landLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2915.2, 6164.52], "NameCityCapital"]; // "Agia Marina" [2915.2, 6164.52, -21.9009] private _waterLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2647.8799, 5989.9502], "NameMarine"]; // "Marina Bay" [2647.88, 5989.95, 0.0161484]

See also:: setPosition createLocation nearestLocation nearestLocations position size

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 |p1= location: [[Location]]
-|r1= [[Array]] - format [x,y,z], where z is {{hl|-1 * [[getTerrainHeightASL]]}} at the location
+|r1= [[Array]] format [[Position#PositionAGL|PositionAGL]] - as locations are placed at Z = zero [[Position#PositionASL|ASL]] the returned Z is negative on land and around zero on water, see {{Link|#Example 3}}
 |x1= <sqf>_locationPos = locationPosition myLocation;</sqf>
-|x2= <sqf>_location = nearestLocation [getPos player, "nameCity"];
+|x2= <sqf>
-_locationPos = locationPosition _location;</sqf>
+_location = nearestLocation [getPos player, "nameCity"];
+_locationPos = locationPosition _location;
+</sqf>
+|x3= <sqf>
+private _landLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2915.2, 6164.52], "NameCityCapital"]; // "Agia Marina" [2915.2, 6164.52, -21.9009]
+private _waterLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2647.8799, 5989.9502], "NameMarine"]; // "Marina Bay" [2647.88, 5989.95, 0.0161484]
+</sqf>
 |seealso= [[setPosition]] [[createLocation]] [[nearestLocation]] [[nearestLocations]] [[position]] [[size]]
 }}