Lua check if player walks diagonally

[Ahilphino]

function onStepIn(cid, item, position, fromPosition)
    local diagonalCheck = (fromPosition.y - position.y) - (fromPosition.x - position.x)
    if diagonalCheck == -1 or diagonalCheck == 1 then
        print("nice u are walking in straight line and not diagonal")
    end
    return true
end

ok so this is working and everything but my solution seems a bit messy.

I just want an easy way to check if the player is walking diagonally or not. Right now it works as it should, but maybe there's some better way to check it. Just wondering. Thanks !

 

[Milice]

One way to check it would be to intercept the packet sent and pass it through to the function, thus having just onStepIn(..., bool sideStep = (op == sideStepOp)) but unless you plan to use this in pretty much every aspect of your onStepIn codes it really wouldn't be the way to go, just playing with the thought :3