GetObjectRotation

	This function is deprecated. This means that its use is discouraged and that it might not exist in future versions.
	Please use getElementRotation instead.

Object rotation can be retrieved from objects in mapfiles or objects that are created in scripts.

Syntax

float float float getObjectRotation ( object theObject )       

Required Arguments

• theObject: The object whose rotation will be retrieved

Returns

Returns three floats if object exists, false in the first variable and nil in the other two if it's invalid.

Example

If a player points at an object with a gun, its rotation will appear in the chat box.

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Server

function onPlayerTargeted ( targetElem )
    if ( isElement(targetElem) and getElementType(targetElem) == "object" ) then
        local x,y,z = getObjectRotation ( targetElem )
        outputChatBox ( "Object rotation: " .. x .. " " .. y .. " " .. z, source )
    end
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerTarget", getRootElement(), onPlayerTargeted )

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Client

function onPlayerTargeted ( targetElem )
    if ( isElement(targetElem) and getElementType (targetElem) == "object" ) then
        local x,y,z = getObjectRotation ( targetElem )
        outputChatBox ( "Object rotation: " .. x .. " " .. y .. " " .. z )
    end
end
addEventHandler ( "onClientPlayerTarget", getRootElement(), onPlayerTargeted )

See Also

• createObject
• getObjectScale
• moveObject
• setObjectScale
• stopObject