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GetPlayerCameraTargetPlayerObject

warning

This function was added in omp v1.1.0.2612 and will not work in earlier versions!

Description​

Allows you to retrieve the ID of the player-object the player is looking at.

NameDescription
playeridThe ID of the player to check

Returns​

The ID of the player-object the player is looking at.

If INVALID_OBJECT_ID (65535) is returned, player isn't looking at any object.

Examples​

new gPlayerObject[MAX_PLAYERS];

public OnPlayerConnect(playerid)
{
    gPlayerObject[playerid] = CreatePlayerObject(playerid, 19174, 978.9045, -986.3599, 40.9522, 0.0000, 0.0000, 228.0000);
    return 1;
}

public OnPlayerCommandText(playerid, cmdtext[])
{
    if (!strcmp(cmdtext, "/check", true))
    {
        new objectid = GetPlayerCameraTargetPlayerObject(playerid);
        if (objectid == gPlayerObject[playerid])
        {
            SendClientMessage(playerid, -1, "You're looking at your object.");
        }
        else if (objectid == INVALID_OBJECT_ID) // INVALID_OBJECT_ID = 65535
        {
            SendClientMessage(playerid, -1, "You're not looking at any object.");
        }
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}

Notes​

warning

This function is disabled by default to save bandwidth. Use EnablePlayerCameraTarget to enable it for each player.