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GetPlayerPos

Description

Get the position of a player, represented by X, Y and Z coordinates.

Name	Description
playerid	The ID of the player to get the position of.
&Float:x	A float variable in which to store the X coordinate in, passed by reference.
&Float:y	A float variable in which to store the Y coordinate in, passed by reference.
&Float:z	A float variable in which to store the Z coordinate in, passed by reference.

Returns

true on success.

false on failure (i.e. player not connected).

Examples

public OnPlayerDeath(playerid, killerid, WEAPON:reason)
{
    // Declare 3 float variables to store the X, Y and Z coordinates in
    new Float:x, Float:y, Float:z;

    // Use GetPlayerPos, passing the 3 float variables we just created
    GetPlayerPos(playerid, x, y, z);

    // Create a cash pickup at the player's position
    CreatePickup(1212, 4, x, y, z, -1);
   return 1;
}

Notes

warning

This function is known to return unreliable values when used in OnPlayerDisconnect and OnPlayerRequestClass. This is because the player is not spawned.

Related Functions

SetPlayerPos: Set a player's position.
GetVehiclePos: Get the position of a vehicle.
IsPlayerInRangeOfPoint: Check whether a player is in range of a point.
GetPlayerDistanceFromPoint: Get the distance between a player and a point.