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GetPlayerDistanceFromPoint

Description​

Calculate the distance between a player and a map coordinate.

NameDescription
playeridThe ID of the player to calculate the distance from.
Float:xThe X map coordinate.
Float:yThe Y map coordinate.
Float:zThe Z map coordinate.

Returns​

The distance between the player and the point as a float.

Examples​

/* when the player types '/vend' into the chat box, they'll see this.*/
public OnPlayerCommandText(playerid, cmdtext[])
{
    if (strcmp(cmdtext, "/vend", true) == 0)
    {
        new
            Float:distance = GetPlayerDistanceFromPoint(playerid, 237.9, 115.6, 1010.2),
            string[64];

        format(string, sizeof(string), "You're %0.2f meters away from the vending machine.", distance);
        SendClientMessage(playerid, 0xA9C4E4FF, string);
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}