GetPlayerCameraPos

GetPlayerCameraPos

Description:

Function GetPlayerCameraPos get the position of the player's camera.

Function GetPlayerCameraPos was added in 0.3a and will not work in earlier versions!

Player's camera positions are only updated once a second, unless aiming. It is recommended to set a 1 second timer if you wish to take action that relies on a player's camera position.

Parameters:

(playerid, Float:x, Float:y, Float:z)

int

playerid

The ID of the player to get the camera position of.

float

X

A float variable to store the X coordinate in, passed by reference.

float

Y

A float variable to store the Y coordinate in, passed by reference.

float

Z

A float variable to store the Z coordinate in, passed by reference.

Return Values:

This function does not return any specific values.

• The player's position is stored in the specified variables.

Examples:

Example 1

public OnPlayerDisconnect(playerid)
{
    new Float:x, Float:y, Float:z;
    GetPlayerCameraPos(playerid, x, y, z);
 
    printf("The player left when they had their camera at %f,%f,%f.", x, y, z);
    // You could write this to a userfile.
 
    return 1;
}

Related Functions

The following functions may be useful, as they are related to this function in one way or another.

• SetPlayerCameraPos: Set a player's camera position.
• GetPlayerCameraZoom: Get the zoom level of a player's camera.
• GetPlayerCameraAspectRatio: Get the aspect ratio of a player's camera.
• GetPlayerCameraMode: Get a player's camera mode.
• GetPlayerCameraFrontVector: Get the player's camera front vector.