function getCreatureInRange(type, fromPos, toPos, toGet)

[Darkhaos]

Tested and working on TFS 0.3.6

Here i'm releasing my function...

Useful to get the count or name from creatures in a certain range

Here is...

function getCreatureInRange(type, fromPos, toPos, toGet, itemid)

local types = 
{
	["player"] = isPlayer,
	["monster"] = isMonster,
	["npc"] = isNpc,
	["creature"] = isCreature
}
local tmp = {}

	local type = types[type]
	if(not type) then
		print('[getCreatureInRange]>> Unknow type')
		return 0
	end

	local thing = nil
	for x = fromPos.x, toPos.x do
		for y = fromPos.y, toPos.y do
			for z = fromPos.z, toPos.z do
				for s = 1, 253 do
					local position = {x = x, y = y, z = z, stackpos = s}
					thing = getTileThingByPos(position)
					if(type(thing.uid) == true) then
						table.insert(tmp, thing.uid)
					end
				end
			end
		end
	end
	if(toGet == "count") then
		return table.maxn(tmp)
	elseif(toGet == "name") then
		return tmp
	else
		print('[getCreatureInRange]>> Unknow creature to get')
		return 0
	end
	return true
end

So... How to use?

Here is an example to how to use to get the count:

--in the selected area, there is a demon, a troll and a fire elemental, so...

local fromPos = {x = 100, y = 100, z = 7, stackpos = 1}
local toPos = {x = 150, y = 150, z = 7, stackpos = 1}

local t = getCreatureInRange("monster", fromPos, toPos, "count")

print('>> There are ' .. t .. ' monsters)

>> There are 3 monsters

How to get the names:

--to get the names in the selected area:

local fromPos = {x = 100, y = 100, z = 7, stackpos = 1}
local toPos = {x = 150, y = 150, z = 7, stackpos = 1}

local t = getCreatureInRange("monster", fromPos, toPos, "name")

for i = 1, table.maxn(t) do
	print('>> The names are ' .. getCreatureName(t[i]))
end

>> The names are Demon
>> The names are Troll
>> The names are Fire Elemental

The names are returned in a table.

Note:
* If you write "creature" in type, function will return names or count of all creatures (monsters, players and npc)

 

[JDB]

Dang Dark!
This is nice. :thumbup:

Rep+, I rarely give rep

 

[Third Aid]

Thanks

EDIT:

16:26 >> The names are 268437168
16:26 >> The names are 1073743543

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[Darkhaos]

Thanks

EDIT:


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Oh right! xD

You need to use:

local t = getCreatureInRange("monster", fromPos, toPos, "name")

for i = 1, table.maxn(t) do
        print('>> The names are ' .. getCreatureName(t[i]))
end

 

[Shawak]

Thanks

EDIT:

16:26 >> The names are 268437168
16:26 >> The names are 1073743543

?

haha xD.

 

[hodleo]

its like shawak's function, but reduced
@chawk: i almost reach your green bars!

 

[Seminari]

sorry but refresh but is very useful and i shoveling to this thread lot of minutes xd