[KotOR] GetNearestObject() / GetNearestObjectByTag() question

[Salk 366]

Hello!

Can someone tell me if any of the function above could be used by an object to return itself?

Ex. heartbeat script for one door:

void main() {

  object oDoor = GetNearestObject(OBJECT_TYPE_DOOR, OBJECT_SELF);

  SignalEvent(oDoor,EventUserDefined(20));

}

or

void main() {

  string sDoor = GetTag(OBJECT_SELF)
  object oDoor = GetNearestObjectByTag(sDoor, OBJECT_SELF);

  SignalEvent(oDoor,EventUserDefined(20));

}

The reason I am investigating this as opposed to simply using OBJECT_SELF is that it seems like doors in one area using the same name and sharing the same script don't identify themselves properly.

[DarthParametric 3,777]

No, you can't return the nearest object as OBJECT_SELF. Presumably that's why the nth index starts at 1 and not 0.

[Salk 366]

Alright, thanks.

[DarthParametric 3,777]

You could use GetNearestObjectToLocation:

// 228: Get the nNth object nearest to lLocation that is of the specified type.
// - nObjectType: OBJECT_TYPE_*
// - lLocation
// - nNth
// * Return value on error: OBJECT_INVALID
object GetNearestObjectToLocation(int nObjectType, location lLocation, int nNth=1);

Another option might be ObjectToString:

// 272: Convert oObject into a hexadecimal string.
string ObjectToString(object oObject);

I think that should be a unique value, but I only ever tried it once and not for use with multiple instances of a single template. Even if it is unique, I suspect it would not be universal across installs, or perhaps even individual sessions on the same machine.

[Salk 366]

I can but test for possible solutions then.

Much appreciated, DP.