"location" ? Why does it show up as blue?

[rover2341]

Is location a data type? I cant find any documentation on how to use it. Or how its used.
I am assuming its used to store a x,y. But can someone show me how to use it?
Other wise Ill just make my own. It just be easier to make my own because I have to add z to it.


If this is a common thing, Can someone show me a place where I can find info on things like this? for jass.

 

[Azlier]

[lJASS]location[/lJASS]s are the 'point' objects used in GUI. They are useless for everything except getting the z of an x, y coordinate.

 

[rover2341]

Ah, thanks that clears things up.

 

[Narks]

yeah, don't use them, because they are a pretty obsolete handle

 

[Rushhour]

But I think for your roller coster you will need (one) location(s).

MoveLocation(dummy_loc,GetUnitX(coster),GetUnitY(coster))
the_real_hight=GetLocationZ(dummy_loc) + GetUnitFlyHeight(coster)

as an example

 

[Prozix]

My jass skills are a bit rusty but i've taken the liberty to write this small snippet you could add to your project, I'm not sure if the syntax and/or functions are correct but they are easy to fix

scope GetZ
globals
  private location l = Location()
endglobals

//GetZOfPoint, GetZXY, GetPointZ, PointZ whatever you'd like to call it xD
function GetPointZ takes real x, real y returns real
  call MoveLocation(l, x, y)
  return GetLocationZ(l)
endfunction

function GetUnitZ takes unit u returns real
  call MoveLocation(l, GetUnitX(u), GetUnitY(u))
  return GetLocationZ(l)
endfunction
endscope

 

[rover2341]

Thanks when I far enough along, Ill try to use that as an example or just copy it straight in.