DCS func setPoint: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 23:03, 17 March 2022

Envrioment:	Mission Scripting

Function:	setPoint	Added with: 1.2.6

Member Of:	Spot
Syntax:	function Spot.setPoint(Class Self , table vec3 )
Description:	Sets the destination point from which the source of the spot is drawn toward.

Return Value:	function
Return Example:	none

Examples:	The following will create a laser point and update the point of the ray every half a second. Once the target unit is destroyed it will remove the laser. local jtac = Unit.getByName('jtacBob') local target = Unit.getByName('BMPAirDefenseSystemGroup1_unit1') local ray = Spot.createLaser(jtac, {x = 0, y = 1, z = 0}, target:getPoint(), 1337) local function updateRay() if Object.isExist(target) then ray:setPoint(target:getPoint()) timer.scheduleFunction(updateRay, {}, timer.getTime() + 0.5) else ray:destroy() end end timer.scheduleFunction(updateRay, {}, timer.getTime() + 0.5)
Related Functions:	Spot Functions: createLaser. createInfraRed, destroy, getCategory, getPoint, setPoint, getCode, setCode
Notes:

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      local ray = Spot.createLaser(jtac, {x = 0, y = 1, z = 0}, target:getPoint(), 1337)
      local function updateRay()
-         if target:getLife() > 0 then
+         if Object.isExist(target) then
              ray:setPoint(target:getPoint())
              timer.scheduleFunction(updateRay, {}, timer.getTime() + 0.5)
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 }}
 [[Category:Class Functions|setPoint]]
+[[Category:Game Patch 1.2.6|setPoint]]