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Groups:: Locations

Syntax:: Syntax needed
Parameters:: position: Array - Position2D, Position3D or Object
: locationTypeX: String - location type name, e.g "NameCity"
: radius: Number - maximum distance from the given position that returned locations may be, in meters.
: sortPosition: Array - (Optional) Position2D, Position3D or Object - results will be sorted from the distance to given sortPosition (nearest to farthest still)
Return Value:: Return value needed

Example 1:: _nearbyLocations = nearestLocations [position player, ["RockArea", "VegetationFir"], 100];
Example 2:: Find any of nearest locations:private _allLocationTypes = []; "_allLocationTypes pushBack configName _x" configClasses (configFile >> "CfgLocationTypes"); { systemChat format [ "%1 (%2) - %3m", _x, text _x, position player distance _x ]; } forEach nearestLocations [player, _allLocationTypes, 500];

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 | Returns an array of locations of chosen type(s) within the given radius of the given position, sorted from nearest to farthest.
-{{Informative | Although locations can be placed in 3D with [[setPosition]], [[nearestLocations]] search result is sorted in 2D.}}
+{{Feature | Informative | Although locations can be placed in 3D with [[setPosition]], [[nearestLocations]] search result is sorted in 2D.}}
 | [[nearestLocations]] [position, [locationType1, locationType2, ...], radius, sortPosition]