Nearest of specific nearestLocation types

[Capt Childs 178]

I'm trying to get Arma to return the nearest location from a specific set of locations. I can achieve this from a single location type, but I need to get a return for the nearest type of a specific selection.

_loc = text nearestLocation [position player,"NameVillage"];

This works for my needs, looking for a single location type. I want to get a return on the nearest of a selection something like:

_loc = text nearestLocations [position player,"Airport","NameLocal","NameVillage","NameCity","NameCityCapital","NameMarine"];

What am I doing wrong? I appeal to those cleverer than I for help! :confused:

[Greenfist 1863]

Nearestlocations returns the nearest of all types as the first element in the array.

So:

_loc = (nearestLocations [ position player, ["Airport","NameLocal","NameVillage","NameCity","NameCityCapital","NameMarine"],20000]) select 0;

Edited July 10, 2015 by Greenfist

[Capt Childs 178]

How do I get this to return a text response, as per my examples? I can only get co-ords coming back with the above.

[Greenfist 1863]

With text, just like in your example:

_loc = text (nearestLocations [ position player, ["Airport", "NameLocal", "NameVillage", "NameCity", "NameCityCapital","NameMarine"],20000] select 0);

[killzone_kid 1333]

How do I get this to return a text response, as per my examples? I can only get co-ords coming back with the above.

Really?

Nearestlocations returns the nearest of all types as the first element in the array.

So:

_loc = text ((nearestLocations [position player, ["Airport", "NameLocal", "NameVillage", "NameCity", "NameCityCapital", "NameMarine"], 20000]) select 0);

[Capt Childs 178]

I swear I tried this!! Clearly I was missing something however, as it "now works". ;)

Thanks guys.

[NecorB 1]

From what code of the above did you get coords [x,y]?

_pos = getArray (configfile >> "CfgWorlds" >> "Altis" >> "Names" >> "TonosBay" >> "position"); // Manual test. Not very useful...

Outputs:

[x,y]

(that I can use for setPos for example)

_nearbyLocations = nearestLocations [position player, ["NameMarine"], 500]; 

Outputs (for me at least):

[Location NameMarine At 11988, 22986]

(but I can't figure out how to use it. I can see the numbers of the location but not access them. Any attempts of select element either gives me the same output or gives error Config entry expected.)

_loc = (nearestLocations [ position player, ["Airport","NameLocal","NameVillage","NameCity","NameCityCapital","NameMarine"],20000]) select 0;

Outputs:

[Location NameMarine At 11988, 22986]

(Same as above (because their is only one element?)).

 

First example is not very dynamic...would have liked to be able to use the position in [x,y] and type from nearestLocation (that I can hint on screen but not use) for scripting but don't see what I'm missing.

 

Edit;

 

Sometimes the easy obstacles are the hardest. A simple getPos on _nearbyLocations (or _loc) did the trick. I guess I never tried it before because the output from nearestLocations looked so weird. But all is now good.

Edited October 6, 2016 by NecorB

[killzone_kid 1333]

The result is array of locations. Pick one then use locationPosition to get position. For example:
 

_nearbyLocations = nearestLocations [position player, ["NameMarine"], 500];
_pos = locationPosition (_nearbyLocations select 0);
hint str _pos;

It even has example on BIKI! https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/locationPosition

[NecorB 1]

The result is array of locations. Pick one then use locationPosition to get position. For example:

 

_nearbyLocations = nearestLocations [position player, ["NameMarine"], 500];
_pos = locationPosition (_nearbyLocations select 0);
hint str _pos;

It even has example on BIKI! https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/locationPosition

Yes. I must have looked at that example page 50 times by now (plus many other, inc your (if it really is you) array tutorials. Examples takes time for a noob to interpret though. I knew the nearestLocations returned Array of Locations, just took until just now for the penny to drop as to what that meant and how to use it.

 

I also found this working.

_nearbyLocations = (nearestLocations [position player, ["NameMarine"], 500]) select 0; // Nearest location of type to position (player). RETURN: (Class?)Array of location(s)

_locName = text _nearbyLocations; // Not mine, just don't remember where I found it

_locPos = position _nearbyLocations; // Not mine, just don't remember where I found it

_locType = type _nearbyLocations; // Not mine, just don't remember where I found it

Which does the exact same your code does, only yours look better. For now I will go with my example because it's somewhat easier to follow (for the untrained eye) but later I will clean it up.

Now I have what I need though (for now :) ). Next is learning the switch i guess.

Many thanks.